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The prospective participant certifies, by signing and submitting this bid or proposal, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, that:
(1) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any Federal agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connecti on with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreemen t, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
(2) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an off icer or employee of any Federal agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, "Disclosure of Lobbying Activities," in conformance with its instructions.
This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by Section 1352, Title 31, U.S. Code.
Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure.
The prospective participant also agrees by submitting his or he r bid or proposal that he or she shall require that the language of this certification be included in all lower tier subcontracts, which exceed $100,000 and that all such subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly.
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Title:
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Date:
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CITY OF SANTA ANA
RFP NO.: 22-133
ON-CALL ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR PFAS TREATMENT SYSTEMS
City of Santa Ana RFP 22-133
On-Call Engineering Design Services for PFAS Treatment Systems
NON-DISCRIMINATION CERTIFICATION
The undersigned consultant or corporate officer, during the performance of this contract, certifies as follows:
1. The Consultant shall not discr iminate against any employee o r applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The Consultant shall take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment without, regard to their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Such action shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensat ion; and selection for training, including apprenticeshi p. The Consultant agrees to p ost in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices to be provided setting forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause.
2. The Consultant shall, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf of the Consultant, state that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
3. The Consultant shall send to each labor union or representative of workers with which he/she has a collective bargaini ng agreement or other contract or understanding, a notice to be provided advising the said labor union or workers’ representatives of the Consultant’s commitments under this section, and shall post copies of the notice in conspicuous places available to employees and applicants for employment.
4. The Consultant shall comply with all provisions of Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, and of the rul es, regulations, and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor.
5. The Consultant shall furnish all information and reports required by Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, and by rules, regulations, and orders of the Secretary of Labor, or pursuant thereto, a nd will permit access to his/he r books, records, and accounts by the administering agency and the Secretary of Labor for purposes of investigation, to ascertain compliance with such rules, regulations, and orders.
6. In the event of the Consultant’s non-compliance with the non discrimination clauses of this contract or with any of the said rules, regulations, or or ders, the contract may be canceled, terminated, or suspended in whole or in part and the Consultant may be declared ineligible for further Government contracts or federally assisted construction contracts in accordance with procedures authorized in Execution Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, and such ot her sanctions may be imposed and remedies invoked as provided in Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, or by rule, regulations, or order of the Secretary of Labor, or as otherwise provided by law.
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CITY OF SANTA ANA
RFP NO.: 22-133
ON-CALL ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR PFAS TREATMENT SYSTEMS
City of Santa Ana RFP 22-133
On-Call Engineering Design Services for PFAS Treatment Systems
7. The Consultant shall include the portion of the sentence imm ediately preceding paragraph (1) and the provisions of paragraphs (1) through (7) in every subcontract or purchase order unless exempt ed by rules, regulations, or orders of the Secretary of Labor issued pursuant to Section 204 of Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, so that such provisions will be binding upon each subcontract or purchase order as the administering agency may direct as means of enforcing su ch provisions, including sanctions for noncomp liance; provided, however, that in the event the Consultant becomes involved in, or is threatened with, litigation with a subconsultant or vendor as a result of such direction by the administering ag ency, the Consultant may request that the United States enter into such litigation to protect the interests of the United States.
8. Pursuant to California Labor Code Section 1735, as added by Chapter 643 Stats. 1939, and as amended, no discrimination shall be made in the employment of persons upon public works because of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical handicaps, mental condition, marital status, or sex of such persons, except as provided in Section 1420, and any consultant of public works violating this Section is subject to all the penalties imposed for a violation of the Chapter.
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Firm:
Date:
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City of Santa Ana | On-Call Engineering Design Services for PFAS Treatment Systems RFP NO. 22-133 A-7
* denotes projects completed with other firms
James Cathcart PE, F.ASCE
Project Manager/Principal Agent
45 years of experience · Irvine, California
30% AVAILABLE
Jim has 45 years of experience in water supply and development in California. He has been responsible for 14 well equipping and/or wellhead treatment design projects, as well as numerous pipeline and pump station designs. Jim has also conducted several groundwater treatment studies for wellhead water quality compliance.
He specializes in the planning, design, and construction management of water, wastewater, and reclamation infrastructure; master planning; ground- and surface-water treatment; pumping and storage; and pipeline design.
Jim has provided expert witness services for water system design and groundwater contamination issues.
EDUCATION
MS, Civil Engineering, California State University at
Long Beach, Long Beach, California
BS, Civil Engineering, State University of New York at
Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers,
Irvine, California
REGISTRATIONS
Professional Engineer #C31518, California
Professional Engineer #CE014350, Nevada
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
On-Call Consulting Services for PFAS Treatment
Systems Design | Orange County Water District |
Santa Ana, California | Project Manager
Jim is leading a similar staff and subconsultant team
for four wellhead treatment sites for the City of Santa Ana. Work includes preliminary design, final design,
bid phase support, engineering services during
construction, and part time inspection services. Sites
include Well 40 currently in construction, Well 38
finishing final design, Well 31 in predesign, and Wells 27 and 28 in preliminary design.
San Fernando Basin Groundwater Remediation |
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (LADWP)
| Los Angeles, California | QA/QC
Jim conducted the independent QA/QC review for this
progressive design-build project of two new
groundwater treatment facilities of 38 MGD and 25
MGD. The project is part of a comprehensive, long-
term plan being pursued by the LADWP to replenish
and store contaminated groundwater at sites across
the 175-square-mile San Fernando Basin.
Suburban Water Systems | Bartolo Water Treatment
Plant* | Whittier, California | Project Engineer/
Project Manager
Jim conducted a water supply investigation and plan
for Suburban Water Systems that was followed by the
design of a 14-MGD groundwater treatment system
for the USEPA as part of the San Gabriel Basin
Superfund Cleanup program. Process trains included
air stripping, vapor-phase Granular Activated Carbon
(GAC) treatment and steam regeneration of the GAC
for several groundwater contaminants including TCE,
PCE, and CTC. The design also included a 14-MGD
pump station.
Perchlorate Treatment Plant Design-Build* | City of
Pomona | Pomona, California | Design QC Manager
Jim was the design QC manager for a high-capacity
single-pass ion exchange (IX) plant at the City’s AEP
facility, along with new bypass and pumping facilities
upstream and downstream of AEP treatment. The
project included permitting; providing a bypass of the
existing AEP systems for approximately 3.7 MGD
consisting of booster pumps, bag filters and
associated piping, connections, instrumentation and
controls; and combining effluents from the new
bypass and AEP systems and directing a total of 16.6
MGD to the new perchlorate treatment plant,
including booster pumps, associated piping,
connections, instrumentation, monitoring and
controls.
Air Stripper/Nitrate Blending for Wells 7 and 8B* | City of Pomona | Pomona, California | Principal-in-Charge
Jim assisted in the preliminary design report and
conducted all design reviews for facilities, including a chloramination disinfection system housed in a
chemical storage and feed pump building, wet well
modifications, two existing low-lift booster pumps and
space for a third pump, motor controls,
instrumentation, SCADA system integration, and
miscellaneous site piping. He also coordinated with
the California DHS to bring the project on-line
successfully.
Baldwin Park Treatment System* | San Gabriel Basin
Water Quality Authority | San Gabriel, California |
Project Manager
Jim managed preparation of a remedial action plan,
risk assessment, health and safety plan, Negative
Declaration, and institutional/financial analysis for the
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San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority Project No.
2. The project involved local wellhead treatment for
VOC contamination in the San Gabriel Basin
Superfund Site.
Groundwater Treatment Plant Review* | City of South
Gate | South Gate, California | Project Manager
Jim managed a design peer review for two VOC
groundwater treatment plants using spray aeration.
One plant was a new 5-MG buried concrete reservoir,
pump station, and chlorination facility. The second
was a spray aeration system retrofit of an existing
steel tank.
Groundwater Treatment Plant* | Nuevo Water
Company | Nuevo, California | Principal-in-Charge
Jim was responsible for designing a groundwater
production well treatment system for H2S
contamination. The treatment system consisted of an
air stripping tower and chemical feed systems for
raising and lowering pH.
Park Water Company | Treatment Alternatives
Analysis*| Downey, California | Project Engineer
As project engineer, Jim supervised a treatment
alternatives analysis and preliminary capital and
operations and maintenance cost analysis for
removing radon from Park Water Company
groundwater wells as part of a response to USEPA’s
proposed Radon Rule.
Well 22B Treatment System* | City of South Gate |
South Gate, California | Project Manager
Jim assisted the City in reviewing vendor plans for
start-up and operation of Well 22B treatment system
using ozone and UV light to remove volatile organic
compounds from the well. His assistance included
reviewing disinfection options, reviewing start-up and
testing plans, and assisting with DHS permitting of the new treatment facility.
City of Ontario | As-Needed Services* | Ontario,
California | Project Manager
Jim provided as-needed consulting services to the
City, including water quality data review, DHS
correspondence, surface water treatment plant
upgrade evaluation, and reviewing nitrate blending
plans for City wells.
City of Monrovia | Groundwater Quality Study* |
Monrovia, California | Project Manager
Jim managed a groundwater quality study and VOC
treatment alternatives analysis for the City. The
preliminary report reviewed air stripping, roto
stripping, and GAC treatment processes.
Cities of Manhattan Beach, Camarillo, and Fullerton |
Well Equipping Designs* | California | Project
Engineer/Manager
Jim designed potable water well pump systems for
the Cities of Manhattan Beach, Camarillo, and
Fullerton.
US Navy | Well and Treatment System Design* | Port
Hueneme, California | Project Engineer
Jim designed an 1,100-foot-deep water well, which
included drilling specifications for a 1,500-GPM-
capacity well. Equipment design included a 100-HP
motor, discharge piping, and chlorination system and
expansion of an existing iron/manganese water filter
plant.
Wellfield Rehabilitation Study and Design* | City of
Whittier | Whittier, California | Project Manager
Jim led a study that involved a review of existing well casing, pump and motor condition for well depth, size
of casing and screen, capacity, and type of driver. He
evaluated pump tests and well inspection video
surveys. The final report recommended a $1.3 million
well field rehabilitation program. As a follow-on
project, Jim managed design and construction
assistance of drilling and equipping a 6.5-MGD well,
building, and transmission piping for the City.
Water Facilities Design* | City of Arcadia | Arcadia,
California | Project Manager
Jim managed the design and Negative Declaration
preparation of the City's Live Oak Water Facilities.
Work included drilling and equipping a well capable of
pumping up to 4,000 GPM, moveable well house,
chlorination facility, 0.3-MG reservoir, 9.5-MGD pump
station, 24-inch transmission piping, and site
improvements. He also provided construction
supervision and assistance.
Joint Defense Group | South Tahoe Public Utility
District vs. Atlantic Richfield Company, et al* |
San Francisco, California | Expert Witness
San Francisco County Superior Court Case No.
999128; Joint Defense Group Retained on behalf of
Shell Oil Co.,Shell Oil Products Co, Exxon Corp.,
Texaco Inc., and Equilon Enterprises LLC. Attorney:
McCutchen, Doyle, Brown and Enersen, LLP; Robert
Ebe and Craig van Rooyen. Jim provided expert
witness services and deposition testimony for a multi-
million-dollar landmark litigation assessing the
impacts of MTBE-contaminated groundwater to the
municipal water system. He evaluated several
methods to provide required water supply, in
conjunction with reviewing a water supply master plan
developed by the opposing expert. His scope of work
included developing alternate supply sources,
including treatment system evaluation, well supply
adequacy assessment, distribution system efficiency
assessment, and hydraulic modeling of the water
system to substantiate findings and refute the
opposing expert’s findings.
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Tyler Hadacek PE
Project Engineer: Planning Study‒Treatment/Process Mechanical Nine years of experience · Pasadena, California
40% AVAILABLE
Tyler is a process engineer with nine years of experience in water, wastewater, and water reuse treatment; covering projects from master planning through conceptual design, final design, permitting, and construction support. He also has experience performing water quality studies and analysis, and stormwater monitoring.
Currently Tyler serves as a project engineer on drinking water, stormwater, wastewater, water recycling, and water reuse studies, planning, and treatment design. His experience includes environmental remediation treatment of metals, hydrocarbons, and other trace contaminants—both conventional and advanced treatment plant design for water and wastewater, treatment plant rehabilitation and expansion, unit process retrofits, and wellhead treatment systems. He has been extensively involved in many recent integrated water resources and water reuse projects for planning and design of water treatment facilities to leverage available water resources for beneficial use of water utilities, stakeholders, and the environment. His work includes the Santa Monica Sustainable Water Infrastructure project that will utilize treatment of stormwater, wastewater, and groundwater to supplement imported water supplies for use in the environment as well as future potable water. Tyler has worked on treatment facilities that range from small well-head applications to full-scale 500 MGD plants.
EDUCATION
MS, Environmental Engineering, University of
California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
BS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University
of California at Los Angeles, California
REGISTRATIONS
Registered Civil Engineer #84298, California
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
On-Call Consulting Services for PFAS Treatment
Systems Design | OCWD | Santa Ana, California |
Process Mechanical Engineer
Tyler is responsible for the process, hydraulics, and
process-mechanical coordination for all wellhead
treatment designs for PFAS with ion exchange. He
has been involved in preliminary design, final design,
bid phase support, and engineering services during
construction. This ongoing assignment includes four
distinct sites each with separate design and
construction packages. The scope also includes
hydraulic analysis of the wells and the City’s reservoir and distribution system, design of booster pumps,
and upgrades of their onsite hypochlorite generation
and feed systems where applicable. One wellsite is in
construction, and treatment for the other three sites
are in design.
San Fernando Basin Groundwater Remediation |
LADWP | Los Angeles, California | Project Engineer
Tyler served as process engineer and design
coordinator for the progressive design-build project of two new groundwater treatment facilities of 38 MGD
and 25 MGD. He assisted with coordinating the
process design for pretreatment solids removal, UV-
AOP treatment with hydrogen peroxide, granular
activated carbon (GAC) adsorption, and modifications
to the choramination and flouride chemical feed
systems. Tyler also oversaw the value engineering
design proposals and evaluations on the project.
Graves Reservoir and Wellhead Water
Treatment Design | City of South Pasadena |
South Pasadena, California | Process Engineer
Tyler was the process engineer for an 800-GPM
wellhead treatment design to remove nitrate,
perchlorate, carbon tetrachloride, and
tetrachloroethylene from the groundwater to be used
as a drinking water source. The design utilized GAC,
nitrate-selective ion exchange, and on-site chlorine
generation for treatment. The ion exchange treatment
uses a bypass and blend arrangement to minimize
the flow through the ion exchange reactors and
reduce costs. It also incorporates on-site resin
regeneration and brine minimization technologies to
reduce costs of resin and brine disposal. Process
screening and life-cycle cost evaluation were
performed as part of preliminary design for the
nitrate treatment process selection, resulting in
brine-minimizing, ion exchange technologies.
TCP Impact and Solutions Study | West Valley Water
District (District) | Rialto, California | Project Engineer Tyler is responsible for this study which includes
alternatives analysis, preliminary process design,
hydraulics, water quality review, and construction cost estimation. The study evaluated two District wells with 1,2,3 TCP contamination, impacts to the District’s
water supply, and alternative solutions to bring the
wells back online, including blending and treatment.
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Arsenic Wellhead Treatment Alternatives Analysis
and Preliminary Design | Coachella Valley Water
District | Palm Desert, California | Project Engineer
Tyler led a two-step process of an alternatives
analysis and subsequent preliminary design of a
wellhead treatment system for a 1000-GPM well. This
involved evaluating an existing ion exchange arsenic
removal system and potential options to abandon,
rehabilitate, or replace the treatment system. Tyler
performed a thorough evaluation of water supply
alternatives and process alternatives, including ion
exchange and adsorption treatment.
Arsenic Ion Exchange and Manganese
Treatment System Evaluation Study | US Navy |
Bridgeport, California | Project Engineer
Tyler evaluated an arsenic and a manganese drinking
water treatment system in decentralized, remote
locations treating contaminated groundwater. The
project consisted of site investigations, data collection and analysis, treatment process evaluation, economic
analysis, and recommendation of treatment system
alternatives. As project engineer for the arsenic
treatment evaluation, he developed preliminary
design criteria for ion exchange and adsorption
treatment systems. Tyler exercised sensitivity to
existing conditions and client values, and applied a
comprehensive technical knowledge of removal
processes, as well as interdisciplinary design
requirements to propose optimal solutions for
the client.
Remediation Alternatives Study and Work Plan |
Confidential Client | California | Process Engineer
A large Superfund site in Southern California has
multiple contaminated areas with several parties
involved. Tyler analyzed the site water quality
database and built queries and data analysis
templates to estimate contaminant concentrations at
different locations. He also worked on conceptual-
level treatment system design calculations and cost
estimates for extracted groundwater containing
various toxic organics and heavy metals. The
treatment system consisted of air stripping, ion
exchange, UV/advanced oxidation process, and liquid
and vapor phase carbon adsorption. This work helped
define and evaluate alternatives for the client to
address the groundwater contamination.
Sustainable Water Infrastructure Project (SWIP) |
City of Santa Monica | Santa Monica, California |
Lead Process Engineer
The City’s SWIP is an integrated water resources
initiative to improve water sustainability and drought
resilience. It involved the addition of reverse osmosis to the existing Santa Monica Urban Runoff Recycling
Facility to treat urban runoff and brackish/saline
groundwater including PFAS contamination,
construction of a new below-grade advanced water
treatment facility for treating wastewater and
stormwater through MBR–RO–UV/AOP, and a new
below-grade stormwater harvesting tank. Tyler was
the lead engineer for the conceptual design of all
facilities. He worked closely with the state and
regional regulatory agencies for permitting of future
facilities. Tyler and the team are supporting the City of Santa Monica through a progressive design build
delivery process, providing technical design review
and advise as the City’s Owner’s Engineer.
Pure Water San Diego Program | Public Utilities
Department | San Diego, California | Lead Process-
Mechanical Engineer/Lead Project Engineer
Tyler was a process engineer for the 10 and 30
percent designs for the North City Pure Water Facility
that is part of the San Diego Pure Water program.
The project will supply water for potable reuse to an
existing surface water reservoir. He is working with
the team on all treatment processes and facility
layouts and is the lead process-mechanical engineer
for the microfiltration/ultrafiltration (MF/UF), BAC, and ozone systems for the pre-design of a 40-MGD
facility. He is intimately familiar with process
performance considerations and the detailed design
issues surrounding these systems. He is performing
the process and design calculations, designing the
layout of the facilities and piping, developing control strategies, and coordinating work of other disciplines.
He is the lead project engineer for development of the
pre-selection documents for the MF/UF system.
1,2,3-TCP Planning Study | Chino Desalter Authority |
Ontario, California | Process QA/QC Reviewer
Tyler was a quality control technical reviewer for
this study that evaluated options for treating for
1,2,3-TCP from various contaminated wells. The
team developed process models for adsorption
and air stripping, along with system-level flow and
mass balance calculations and cost estimates.
Tyler reviewed the process calculations and
complete report.
Advanced Water Treatment Plant–Full Scale Boron IX
Feasibility Study | Metropolitan Water District |
Southern California | Lead Process Engineer
Tyler was involved in supplemental studies for boron
removal using ion exchange. He is the lead process
engineer developing the treatment system design and
cost estimate to remove Boron from the advanced
treated water.
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Cole Warrick PE
Project Engineer: Design-Bid-Construction and
Engineering Services During Construction
Five years of experience · Irvine, California
40% AVAILABLE
Cole is a Professional Engineer with five years of progressive experience in preparing project specific specifications, drawings, cost estimates, and permitting for civil, mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation disciplines in municipal water and wastewater improvement projects. He is well-versed in project management and prepares design services proposals, fee adjustment requests, and monthly billing progress reports.
EDUCATION
BS, Civil Engineering, California State Polytechnic
University, Pomona, California
REGISTRATIONS
Professional Engineer #C93488, California
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
On-call PFAS Treatment System Designs |
| OCWD | Santa Ana, California | Project Civil
Engineer
The On-Call PFAS Treatment System Designs
consists of the preliminary design, final design, and
construction phase support services for wellhead ion
exchange treatment facilities at four City of Santa Ana well locations. As the project civil engineer, Cole has been responsible for the preliminary and final design
of welded steel yard piping, ductile iron potable water laterals, site grading and paving, and equipment
layouts. His duties include distributing and delegating tasks; tracking overall project status; development of
preliminary design reports; calculating various design
parameters; the preparation of final design drawings;
preparation of project technical specifications;
preparation of the opinion of probable construction
cost; providing bid support services; and reviewing
and responding to construction submittals and RFIs.
High Desert Water Bank (HDWB) | Antelope Valley
East Kern Water Agency | Antelope Valley, California
| Project Coordinator/Project Engineer
The High Desert Water Bank project consists of the
preliminary, final design, and construction of
approximately 900 acres of flood protected and
unprotected water recharge basins; five miles of
conveyance piping ranging from 96-inches to 12-
inches in diameter; a 250 cubic feet per second
capacity turnout/turn-in facility on the East Branch of the California Aqueduct; and a well field consisting of 27 groundwater recovery wells. As the project
coordinator, Cole is responsible for facilitating
communications between various disciplines and
departments within Stantec, Stantec's
subconsultant's, and the Antelope Valley-East Kern
Water Agency. His duties include tracking project and
task schedules; documenting project decisions and
action items; documenting project meetings;
packaging deliverables; distributing and delegating
tasks; and tracking overall project status. As a project engineer, Cole is responsible for the development of
multiple preliminary design reports; calculating
various design parameters; preparation of final design
drawings; preparation of project technical
specifications; preparation of the opinion of probable
construction cost; providing bid support services; and
reviewing and responding to construction submittals
and RFIs.
Lake Forest Zone B to C Recycled Water Pump
Station | Irvine Ranch Water District | Irvine, California | Project Engineer
Cole prepared the construction drawings and assisted
in the preparation of technical specifications for the
destruction of Well No. 5 to make room for the Lake
Forest Zone B to C Recycled Water Pump Station.
Cole also gathered record drawings and utility
information, calculated the system curve, selected
pumps for alternative pumping scenarios, designed
the preliminary building mechanical layout, designed
the preliminary site layout, and wrote the Draft
Preliminary Design Report. The pump station
converts Zone C from an open system floating on the
Upper Oso Reservoir to a close loop system. The flow
range of the pump station is 0 to 1,700 GPM.
Estimated construction cost is $4.5 million.
Water Reclamation Plant 7 PLC Replacements* |
Coachella Valley Water District | Indio, California |
Associate Engineer
Cole designed nine field PLCs, the Master PLC, 2
LCPs, and the redundant Fiber Optic network. He
also performed field investigations, updated piping
and instrumentation diagrams with as-built
information, reviewed submittals and RFIs, and
managed client correspondence. He performed
HVAC unit sizing for all outdoor individual
programmable logic controllers (PLCs) enclosures,
UPS unit sizing for all PLCs, and control circuit
raceway sizing. Treatment processes at the District’s
Plant 7 are controlled by individual PLCs. The existing PLCs were outdated and were inadequately
documented. The project replaced this equipment and
performed an extensive field investigation to
document the existing conditions prior to construction.
The scope of work included assessing the control
system, identifying the existing as-built conditions,
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identifying exactly what input/output was terminated in each PLC and where all the wiring within each PLC
cabinet originated from and terminated at, as well as
assessing the existing fiber optic network to
determine the necessary steps to connect all the new
PLCs to the fiber optic network through ethernet.
The estimated construction cost for the project is
$2.6 million.
Regional Treatment Plant Miscellaneous
Improvements 2017 Final Design* | South
Orange County Wastewater Authority |
Laguna Niguel, California | Associate Engineer
Cole produced specifications and drawings for the
replacement of Dissolved Air Flotation pressurization
piping and equipment, polymer mixing and metering
equipment, progressive cavity scums pumps, primary
scum collection troughs and skimmers, Primary
Gallery ventilation equipment and ducting,
instrumentation upgrades, and electrical upgrades.
He performed preliminary pump sizing and selection
for centrifugal DAF pressurization pumps, preliminary
pump sizing and selection of primary scum pumps,
static pressure calculations for supply and exhaust
ventilation, as well as evaluated the classification of the Primary Pump Gallery per the NFPA 820. Built in
1982, the Plant had identified this equipment as
needing replacement and/or improvements. The
estimated construction cost for the Plant’s
miscellaneous improvements was $3 million.
42-Inch Phase 4 & 5 Magic Mountain Pipeline
Extension* | Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency |
Santa Clarita, California | Project Engineer
Cole designed 5,500 linear feet of 42” potable water
main, the isolation valve vaults mechanical layout,
client correspondence, DDW crossings exception
permit applications, specification preparation, drawing preparation, and construction cost estimates for this
project. He performed calculations to determine the
minimum steel cylinder thickness requirements, blow-
off requirements, and air-vac requirements. The
scope of this project included design services for the
42-inch potable water main, isolation valve vaults,
vault electrical and instrumentation, a 24” and 30”
lateral for future emergency connections, and
cathodic test stations. The pipeline extension
consisted of approximately 5,500 linear feet of 42”
welded steel pipe CML&C, 200 linear feet of 24”
welded steel pipe CML&C, 200 linear feet of 30”
welded steel pipe CML&C, two 18 feet deep cast-in-
place 20 feet by 11 feet concrete isolation valve
vaults, one 18 feet deep 20 foot by 20 foot isolation
valve vault, one precast isolation valve vault, and 60
utility crossings along Magic Mountain Parkway. The
total construction cost for the pipeline extension was
$6 million.
Peck Reservoir Roof Seismic Evaluation and
Replacement* | City of Huntington Beach |
Huntington Beach, California | Associate Engineer
Cole generated construction cost estimates for three
roofing alternatives, performing a net present value
analysis of each alternative over an 80-year life cycle, organizing the calculations and analyses of the
structural team, and writing the technical
memorandum.
Wastewater Pumping Plant Emergency Generator
Replacement Project | Wastewater Collection
Engineering Division, Bureau of Engineering,
City of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, California |
Associate Engineer
Cole prepared submittals and RFIs for the
replacement of 10 emergency generators and
automatic transfer switches (ATS) at eight pumping
plants (PP624, 632, 638, 648, 654, 616, and North &
West Yards). The generator size varies from 100 to
800 kW. The Ballona Creek Pumping Plant (PP654)
is equipped with two 800 kW generators. Total
estimated construction cost is $5 million. PP654 has
two skid-mounted generators inside the building
which will be replaced with associated cabling
interface, ATSs, load banks, batteries, and fuel
systems. The PP654 cooling system is on the building
roof that must be removed after disassembly and the
new generators components placed.
Treatment Plant Switchgear Replacement Project |
Delta Diablo | Antioch, California | Associate Engineer Cole sized the new rooftop HVAC unit and produced
related design documents. He performed cooling load
calculations for the main switchgear room and
coordinated with our structural department to make
structural accommodations for the additional roof
loads.
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City of Santa Ana | On-Call Engineering Design Services for PFAS Treatment Systems RFP NO. 22-133 A-13
James Borchardt PE
Technical Review
44 years of experience · Pasadena, California
15% AVAILABLE
James (Jim) has 44 years of experience in project management and engineering for large water treatment, conveyance, and storage facilities. He is an award-winning water treatment specialist, as well as a contributing author of the industry textbook, Water Treatment Principles and Design, 3rd Edition; used to teach water treatment in universities across the country. He has managed over 250 treatment projects with a total construction value of over $3 billion. He has also completed water quality studies, bench and pilot scale testing, facility planning and design, process evaluation, hydraulic analysis, treatment plant design, construction management, startup and operation for over 125 water treatment facilities ranging in size from 0.5 to 750 MGD.
Jim has been directly responsible for the completion of more than two dozen water treatment plant projects in Southern California in the last 10 years, including both new plants and plant modifications.
EDUCATION
MS, Environmental Engineering, University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
BS, Civil Engineering, Colorado State University,
Fort Collins, Colorado
REGISTRATIONS
Registered Civil Engineer #35819, California
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
On-Call Consulting Services for PFAS Treatment
Systems Design | OCWD | Santa Ana, California |
Technical Review
Jim is working in the technical review capacity with a
similar staff and subconsultant team on this project for OCWD. His work includes third-party review of
preliminary design, final design, bid phase support,
engineering services during construction, and part
time inspection services. This ongoing assignment is
currently in construction.
TCP and Nitrate Removal Feasibility Study |
Monte Vista Water District | Claremont, California |
Project Manager
Jim served as project manager for this District-wide
investigation of TCP and Nitrate removal. Due to the
complex distribution of groundwater contaminants,
the study required the evaluation of how best to group
and locate treatment, while minimizing new piping
and fitting facilities into available space on restricted sites. Both ion exchange and biological treatment
were evaluated for nitrate removal, while TCP
removal was accomplished using granular activated
carbon (GAC) adsorption. The study included
preparation of a multi-phase approach to address
current and future treatment needs.
Round Mountain Treatment Plant | Camrosa Water
District | Camarillo, California | Project Manager
Jim led the design and construction of this 900-GPM
brackish water reverse osmosis (RO) plant. The new
treatment plant utilizes local groundwater sources to
reduce dependency on imported potable water. The
design included pretreatment for removal of high
levels of iron in the source water. Concentrate from
the membrane system is discharged into the nearby
regional salinity management pipeline. Jim managed
the membrane system preliminary design, final
design, and engineering services during construction.
Sustainable Water Infrastructure Project (SWIP) |
City of Santa Monica (City) | Santa Monica, California
| Project Manager
Jim managed the planning and conceptual design of
the SWIP project and is now leading Stantec’s team
as Owner’s Engineer on this progressive design-build
project. SWIP was created to help the City achieve its
long-term goal of water sustainability and drought
resilience by using all its local water resources,
including stormwater runoff, recycled municipal
wastewater, and brackish groundwater. The SWIP
combines each of these sources to produce
approximately 1,680 AFY of advanced treated water
for City use in lieu of imported water supply. The
SWIP will produce water of advanced treated quality
that when properly permitted, will be acceptable for
potable reuse via replenishment of the City’s natural
groundwater aquifers. Until final permits are obtained, the SWIP water will be used to meet existing recycled
water demands, such as irrigation, street cleaning,
and toilet flushing.
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City of Santa Ana | On-Call Engineering Design Services for PFAS Treatment Systems RFP NO. 22-133 A-14
Graves Reservoir | City of South Pasadena |
South Pasadena, California | Project Manager
Jim led the design of ion exchange and GAC filters to
address nitrate, PCE, TCE, and Carbon Tetrachloride
contamination in the groundwater from the on-site
well. The scope of work also included demolition of
the existing concrete reservoir and replacement with
a new 1-MG reinforced concrete reservoir with current
seismic design standards.
Archibald South Plume TCE Removal Study |
Chino Basin Desalter Authority | Ontario, California |
Project Manager
Jim managed the investigation of TCE removal at the
Chino II Desalter Facility. The proposed project
utilizes new wells to intercept TCE in the Archibald
Plume, modify the transmission piping to isolate the
TCE from the remaining well water, and provide
treatment using the Chino II reverse osmosis
membranes and decarbonation facilities to achieve
TCE removal. The work identified costs and other
potential issues associated with the proposal and
compared the proposed solution to other wellhead
treatment alternatives for TCE.
Sunrise Douglas/SunRidge Water Supply Facilities
(Phase 1 and 2) | Sacramento County Water Agency |
Sacramento, California | Technical Advisor
Jim provided technical direction for a 4-MGD iron,
manganese, and arsenic groundwater treatment
facility with expansion capacity to 10 MGD, three
off-site groundwater wells, and approximately seven
miles of 30-inch-diameter raw water transmission line.
A fast-track approach was used for initial facilities,
followed by build-out at the treatment facility, which
included additional pressure filters, treated water and reclaim backwash water pumps, chemical feed
system modifications, two groundwater wells, and
associated piping, electrical, and controls.
Advanced Water Treatment Demonstration Facility |
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California |
Los Angeles, California | Project Manager
Jim served as project manager for the 0.5 MGD
Advanced Water Treatment Demonstration Facility,
proposed as a partnership between the Metropolitan
Water District of Southern California and the Los
Angeles County Sanitation Districts. The Facility will
provide biological NdN treatment with MBR, followed
by traditional RO-UV/AOP treatment on secondary
effluent from the 400-MG Joint Water Pollution
Control Plant, to investigate treatment needs for
indirect potable reuse. The goal of the project is to
obtain DDW approval for log removal credits for MBR.
In related studies, full-scale facilities of up to 340
MGD have been modeled and cost estimates
prepared to support the Regional Recycled Water
Supply project.
Chino Desalter Authority | TCP Removal Study |
Ontario, California | Technical Advisor
Jim led the investigation of TCP removal at the Chino
I Desalter Facility. The proposed project included
evaluation of water quality and operation of the
wellfield and included proposed new wells to intercept
the TCP plume. Treatment included GAC adsorption
in conjunction with existing decarbonation systems.
The work demonstrated technical feasibility of the
proposed solution and identified costs and other
implementation issues.
Ocean Water Desalination Demonstration |
West Basin Municipal Water District |
Redondo Beach, California | Design Manager
Jim managed the preliminary and detailed design of
this 0.5-MGD ocean water desalination plant, built to
demonstrate and evaluate technologies, processes,
materials, sustainable operation, water quality
monitoring, and impacts on the environment. This
facility allowed the district to expand the information provided through the previous pilot study program
and helped establish potential full-scale design
parameters to be used as the basis for parametric
economic studies to allow reliable prediction of cost of seawater desalination with membrane pre-treatment
and reverse osmosis.
Water Treatment Plant Expansion and Disinfection-
By-Product Control | Antelope Valley East Kern Water
Agency | Antelope Valley, California |
Project Manager
Jim led the planning and pilot studies, through
detailed design services, construction support, and
start-up for the expansion and upgrade of four WTPs.
The plants ranged in size from 4 to 90 MGD. The four
treatment plants (Quartz Hill, Eastside, Acton, and
Rosamond) were upgraded to include intermediate
ozonation, deep-bed GAC filtration, and chloramines.
The work required coordination of three main
contractors and more than a dozen equipment
suppliers. The emphasis on schedule control was
critical to allow coordinated conversion of the
distribution system residual. Standby disinfection was
also supplied with the addition of chlorine contact
basins. In addition, the largest treatment plant was
expanded to 90 MGD with the addition of plate
settler modules and new sludge removal
mechanisms. Jim also offered final start-up and
commissioning services.
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City of Santa Ana | On-Call Engineering Design Services for PFAS Treatment Systems RFP NO. 22-133 A-15
* denotes projects completed with other firms
Ken Martins PE, AAEES Certified
Technical Review
40 years of experience · Reno, Nevada
15% AVAILABLE
With more than 40 years of specializing in water treatment, Ken’s experience includes activated carbon and media filters, air stripper systems, demineralizers and other selective ion exchange systems, reverse osmosis and ultrafiltration systems, advanced oxidation processes, evaporator and crystallizer systems, biological treatment systems, and systems treating radionuclides bearing waters. His extensive process design experience in industrial raw water and groundwater remediation treatment systems includes treatment of difficult contaminants such as perchlorate, MtBE, 1,4-Dioxane, PFAS and chromate. Ken has worked on dozens of large-scale projects utilizing granular activated carbon (GAC) and selective ion exchange, the primary technologies utilized for PFAS treatment.
EDUCATION
BS, Chemical Engineering, California Polytechnic,
Pomona, California
REGISTRATIONS
Professional Engineer #CH 4876, California
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Well No. 38 PFAS Groundwater Treatment System |
Orange County Water District/City of Santa Ana |
Santa Ana, California | Technical Reviewer
Ken is providing ongoing senior process leadership
and quality control and review for the ion exchange
process for the City’s Well No. 38 groundwater
treatment system for PFAS (PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS,
PFHxA, PFBS). This project will treat more than 2
mgd using cartridge prefiltration and four 12-ft
diameter ion change columns and is currently in its
initial stages of execution.
On-Call Consulting Services for PFAS Treatment
Systems Design | Orange County Water District
(OCWD) | Santa Ana, California | Technical Review
Ken is working in the technical review capacity with a
similar staff and subconsultant team on this project for OCWD. His work includes third-party review of
preliminary design, final design, bid phase support,
engineering services during construction, and part
time inspection services. This ongoing assignment is
currently in construction.
Public Water Treatment* | EPA Superfund Site |
Glendale, California | EPA Site Manager
As site manager, Ken supported EPA at the facility for
approximately 10 years. The Glendale site is
designed to treat about 5,000 GPM of VOC-
contaminated groundwater and includes air stripping
followed by liquid phase granular activated carbon
(LGAC) to remove VOCs. Ken provided detailed
inspection of the system and recommended
numerous equipment modifications. The Glendale
groundwater also contains hexavalent chromium,
which is not effectively treated by the air stripper or the LGAC system. Ken continued to support EPA in
reviewing and developing technologies to remove
hexavalent chromium including precipitation
technologies, chemical reduction technologies, and IX
technologies. During Ken’s tenure, he has provided
EPA technical oversight for the selection, design and
construction of two demonstration-scale facilities. One facility uses reduction, coagulation, and filtration
(RCF) for Cr(VI) removal for an extraction well from
the North OU. The other facility will use a weak based
anion (WBA) ion exchange resin for Cr(VI) removal
for an extraction well from the South OU. These
facilities are designed for flow rates of 100 GPM and
425 GPM, respectively.
Fire Training Facility | Los Angeles International
Airport (LAX) | Los Angeles, California |
Project Manager
Ken managed the process design of a wastewater
handling and treatment facility for the LAX fire training facility. The wastewater produced from the fire
training facility included percent levels of Jet A fuel and up to 6,000 PPM of a surfactant material called
Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF), a common type
of PolyFlouroAlkyl Substances (PFAS). For treatment,
wastewater was decanted from the rock pit
surrounding the 2/3rds scale Boeing 727 to a
treatment system. The treatment system included a
facility fuel/water coalescing separator to remove bulk Jet A followed by filtration and adsorption by GAC to
remove trace levels of Jet A and AFFF. Ken
developed the treatment process, specified the
treatment equipment, monitored the construction,
prepared the O&M manuals, and supported start-up
and training of the fire fighters in the specialized
waste handling operations.
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City of Santa Ana | On-Call Engineering Design Services for PFAS Treatment Systems RFP NO. 22-133 A-16
* denotes projects completed with other firms
AFCEE Wurtsmith P&T Risk Mitigation Study |
The Wurtsmith Air Base | Iosco, Michigan |
Technical Review
The Wurtsmith Air Base in Iosco County, Michigan
had two overlapping plumes, one of hydrocarbons
and one of PFAS materials. Ken evaluated
approaches to improve GAC bed life for the
groundwater pump and treat system, treating a plume
of combined VOC and PFAs. He also supported the
study of PFAS from the groundwater. The plume was
complicated by anaerobic conditions resulting from
the hydrocarbon plume, causing liberation of soluble
iron (ferrous iron) that was fouling the GAC bed
leading to premature breakthrough.
200 West Pump and Treat* | Hanford Nuclear Site |
Hanford, Washington | Technical Review
Ken was involved in the treatment of redionuclides,
VOCs, including carbon tetrachloride, hexavalent
chromium, and nitrate. He designed the “Centralized
Treatment System” for the 200-ZP-1 area, which is
the largest treatment system in Hanford. The
treatment system will treat up to 3,750-GPM of
contaminated groundwater for the removal of
uranium, tecnitium-99, iodine-129, carbon
tetrachloride, TCE, chloroform and other minor VOCs,
and nitrate. The treatment system also utilized a
combination of varied technologies including ion
exchange, biological treatment with fluidized bed and
membrane biological reactors, and air stripping with
off gas carbon adsorption. The design team and the
Department of Energy won distinguished awards for
the advanced features and multimedia approach to
treatment needs.
Brackish Water Recovery Cation and Anion Ion
Exchange | Green Meadows Water Treatment Plant
(WTP) | Brine Regeneration* | Technical Expert
To expand and improve the existing facilities at the
Green Meadows Water Treatment Plant (WTP), Lee
County Utilities’ evaluation confirmed the need to
design the source water facilities using Upper
Floridan Aquifier (UFA) well water and selected a new
reverse osmosis (RO) process for the expanded
facility. Ion exchange (IX) was selected to treat the
surficial aquifier water in lieu of the existing lime
softening treatment because local high salinity
groundwater is used to IX regeneration. The
proposed facility has a firm finished water capacity of 14 MGD with maximum treatment capacity of 16
MGD. Ken provided the ion exchange expertise for
the detailed design of both IX systems, guiding junior
and mid-level engineers through the drawings and
narrative specifications preparation. Brine
regenerated cation IX columns were provided for
hardness and iron removal and anion IX columns
were provided for sulfate and organics removal.
Confidential Mine* | California | Technical Expert
Ken provided water treatment and reuse expertise for
a study of remediation alternatives for 300 to 600
GPM of high salinity groundwater with an average
TDS about 13,000mg/L. Ken developed a process
scheme to desalinate the pit lake water to below
1,500 thermal processes and without generating
liquid concentrate (reverse osmosis concentrate)
and resulting in a significant reduction of CAPEX
and OPEX cost relative to client’s prior concept
design that included thermal crystallization. The
desalinated water met targets to allow reuse for local
agricultural needs.
Incirlik AB–2007 AFCEE 4P (Ion Exchange
Softening)* | Lead Process Engineer
Ken was involved in the design of a IX water
softening system to treat the entire base potable
water supply (2,000 GPM). The system used ion
exchange and provided for the regeneration of the ion
exchange resins onsite. The ion exchange vessels,
brine tank and waste brine tank were housed in a
single new building. The system was design to be
fully automated for backwashing, resin regeneration
using brine, and rinsing.
Confidential Refinery | Ion Exchange Optimization
and Flow Increase Study* | Senior Technical
Consultant | Minnesota | Lead Process Engineer
Multiple capital projects were implemented which will
consume additional well water for either steam
generation or cooling water utilities. The Refinery
wanted to augment or optimize the existing
demineralized water treatment system to treat the
additional well water to meet boiler feed water
specifications. The existing boiler feedwater system is comprised of chlorination with multi-media filtration for iron removal, RO for initial demineralization, and
cation ion exchange (IX), degasification, and anion IX
for final demineralization (IX System). The primary
finished water targets cannot exceed a specific
conductivity, specified by the Boiler House
Operations, and silica below 0.25 mg/L.
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City of Santa Ana | On-Call Engineering Design Services for PFAS Treatment Systems RFP NO. 22-133 A-17
* denotes projects completed with other firms
Greg Sebourn PLS, MASCE
Survey
22 years of experience · Irvine, California
15% AVAILABLE
Greg has more than 22 years of professional experience in numerous aspects of land surveying and mapping.
His expertise includes business development; project management; client management; and surveying, mapping, and map checking services. He works with public and private clients throughout Southern California and some of his municipal projects have included the Anaheim Stadium properties subdivision, monument preservation efforts, design topographic, and construction surveys for pavement, sewer, and right-of-way improvement projects. In addition, Greg has broad experience in land surveying and mapping education, and is an adjunct faculty member at Rio Hondo College, a guest lecturer at Santa Ana College, and serves on the Cal Poly Pomona Civil Engineering Advisory Council. Greg has served as the California Land Surveyors Association’s (CLSA) Director and CLSA’s Orange County Chapter President. Greg serves as a Subject Matter Expert for the California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyor, and Geologists.
EDUCATION
AS, Survey–Mapping, Santiago Canyon College,
Orange, California
REGISTRATIONS
Professional Land Surveyor #8395, California
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
On-Call Consulting Services for PFAS Treatment
Systems Design | OCWD | Santa Ana, California |
Survey and Mapping Task Lead
Greg supported the conducing boundary and
topographic surveys over portions for related
properties as pertaining to preliminary design,
final design, engineering services and construction
staking. This ongoing assignment is currently
in construction.
Robert W. Goldsworthy Desalter* | WRD |
Torrance, California | Project Surveyor
The desalter expansion required implementing a
control survey, centerline and right-of-way alignment
survey, terrestrial topographic survey, and a
photogrammetric survey. The project required a
high-precision geodetic control survey to tie current
conditions and control to the historic control used at
the time the facility was first constructed. Additionally, the survey required setting seven aerial targets for
correlation of imagery to ground conditions. Once the
data was collected from photogrammetric processes,
a ground survey of key topographic features was
conducted. One innovation expanded the aerial
coverage beyond the initial work limits in anticipation that the project scope could be revised to
accommodate certain conditions. The additional
photogrammetric coverage had no additional cost and
remains available should WRD choose to revise the
route or limits of design. The survey data was
delivered on schedule and on budget.
On-Call Surveying and Mapping | Metropolitan Water
District (MWD) of Southern California* | County of
Riverside, California | Survey and Mapping
Task Leader
Greg led the effort to conduct boundary and
topographic surveys over portions of MWD pipeline
easements and related properties. The project
included several miles of pipeline, as well as dozens
of properties and easements. The boundary covered
several Public Land Survey System Sections, as well
as rancho boundaries. His deliverables included
CADD files, point files, GIS .SHP files, and a
Record of Survey map filed with the Riverside
County Surveyor.
Topographic and Right-of-Way Mapping‒Cerritos
Reclaimed Water Line Network Extension* |
Cerritos, California | Project Surveyor
Greg was the project surveyor for the Cerritos
Reclaimed Water Line Network extension, which
provided the surveying team with unique challenges
that were overcome throughout the project. The
two-mile extension crossed through three cities
(Cerritos, Lakewood, and Cypress), two counties
(Los Angeles and Orange Counties), and multiple
special districts. The survey required re-establishing
key Section Corners, street intersections, and county
boundaries as well as city boundaries. The
topographic component required setting 13 aerial
targets to collect data suitable for 40-scale mapping
with one-foot contour interval. The project required
filing multiple Corner Records for centerline
monuments reset in the field, one of which also
served as the boundary monument for the cities of
Lakewood and Cerritos. The survey data was
delivered on time and on budget.
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* denotes projects completed with other firms
Public Municipalities | Multiple On-Call Map
Checking* | Southern California | Quality
Assurance/Quality Control Supervisor
Greg has provided map checking services to
numerous municipalities and other agencies for more
than 10 years. He has been involved in reviewing and
verifying final maps, parcel maps, Records of Survey,
Corner Records, certificates of compliance, lot line
adjustments, legal descriptions, and plats for
compliance and conformity with local and state
regulations. Greg has completed map and survey
document checks for the Cities of Irvine, Fullerton,
Montebello, Covina, Baldwin Park, Bell, Bell Gardens,
and Cudahy, and the County of Orange and others.
Zone A to B and Zone A to C BPS | Irvine Regional
Water District | Irvine, California | Project Surveyor
Greg offered land surveying services to design and
build Zone A to B and Zone A to C BPS at PA 5B
Eastwood Village. His land surveying and mapping
services included aerial control, right-of-way base
mapping, topographic design surveying, and 10-scale
mapping.
IDIQ Contract for Surveying and Mapping Boundary
and ROW Acquisition, PF225 Border Fence, Los
Angeles District | US Army Corps of Engineers* | San
Diego County and Imperial County, California |
Survey Manager
The project consisted of boundary and cadastral
surveying for right of way acquisitions along the
US/Mexico International Border. Specifically, the
acquisitions involved existing roads currently used by
Customs and Border Protection (CBP), along with
roads and staging areas utilized in the construction of the new border fence. Many of these roads have
been utilized by CBP for years; however, no legal
right existed to allow such use. Consequently,
numerous properties had to be surveyed, along with
said roads and staging areas, to compile legal
descriptions to facilitate acquisitions and/or
condemnations. The project involved a total of 29
separate owners and 31 individual parcels from west
of Tecate in San Diego County to west of Calexico in
Imperial County. The projects cover approximately 13
fractional townships along the border, requiring
extensive cadastral retracement throughout the area.
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City of Santa Ana | On-Call Engineering Design Services for PFAS Treatment Systems RFP NO. 22-133 A-19
* denotes projects completed with other firms
Nahid Heidarbaghi PE, LEED AP
Site Civil
21 years of experience · Irvine, California
30% AVAILABLE
Nahid is a detail-oriented engineer with 21 years of professional experience in water and wastewater, transportation, and land development projects. She has extensive experience in water and sewer systems, utility research and coordination, roadway improvements, and land development infrastructure design projects. Her eye for detail and quality control has been instrumental in review of water and sewer plans for Irvine Ranch Water District and other public agencies.
EDUCATION
BS, Civil Engineering, University of Tabriz, Iran
REGISTRATIONS
Professional Engineer #C67658, California
LEED Accredited Professional, US Green
Building Council
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
East Irvine Zone 1 to 3 Flow Meter Replacement* |
Irvine Ranch Water District (IRWD) | Irvine, California | Project Engineer
Nahid was project engineer for the replacement of the
flow meter that records flows pumped from East Irvine
Zone 1 to 3 at the Zone 1 reservoir site. The existing
36-inch meter installation was below grade and
creating maintenance problems, so a new above
ground electromagnetic meter was designed with
associated retaining wall and ancillary systems.
Irvine Community Development Company | PA5B 36-
inch Recycled Water Pipeline* | IRWD | Irvine,
California | Project Engineer
Nahid supplied engineering design and construction
management services for a new 36-inch CML&C
recycled water main. The pipeline is a critical
interconnect in the IRWD system and replaced a 27-
inch ACP main that was abandoned. She coordinated
the pipe design and construction phasing issues with
IRWD engineering and construction staff.
Water and Wastewater Systems Plan Checking |
IRWD | Irvine, California |
Project Engineer
Nahid provided on-call plan checking services for
submittals received from consultants in various
phases of design. The projects included water,
recycled water, sewer, and storm runoff facility
improvements.
Sunset Beach Alley Water Main Replacement* | City
of Huntington Beach | Huntington Beach, California |
Project Engineer
Nahid prepared construction plans and specifications
for the replacement of 4,400 LF of substandard
waterlines in constrained alleys that included water
meters and temporary water mains. She also
provided design for pavement improvements in the
alleys which required pavement grind and overlay, or
profile reconstruction to provide positive drainage.
The project also included assisting the City in
coordination with Caltrans for work encroaching near
the Pacific Coast Highway.
Domestic Water Pipeline Capital Replacement (CRPs
09-18, 09-04, 09-01)* | Hi-Desert Water District |
Yucca Valley, California | Project Engineer
Nahid was involved with three domestic water
pipeline replacement projects for the District’s CIP,
totaling approximately 11,230 linear feet. The
improvement plans included new 8-inch PVC water
main, replacement of hydrants, laterals and meters,
and other appurtenances.
City of South Gate | Well No. 27 Treatment System* |
South Gate, California | Project Engineer
Nahid provided engineering design services for the
Well No. 27 Treatment System Project in accordance
with California Department of Public Health
requirements. The Well is a critical supply source in
the City’s water system. The project provided
adequate removal of Iron (Fe), Manganese (Mn), and
Dioxane constituents occurring in the groundwater
aquifer. The well produces 1,500 GPM and it is
anticipated that all of the flow will need to be treated.
The firm evaluated the treatment process and DPH
requirements for discharge of the Well’s water into the distribution system and identified opportunities for
blending with untreated water to reduce the size of
the required facilities. The concept plan for the
treatment facilities, and the final process design,
included Fe/Mn removal; distribution pump; yard
piping; and electrical instrumentation and SCADA.
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* denotes projects completed with other firms
City of South Gate | Westside Water and Sewer
Main Replacement* | South Gate, California |
Project Engineer
Nahid performed as project engineer for preliminary
and final engineering design and construction
management services that involved the abandonment
of several City water mains and replacing them with
new mains (approximately 17,705 LF). The project
also entailed replacing existing sewer mains with
higher capacity mains (approximately 1,215 LF), as
specified in the City’s Sewer Management Plan.
Well 1A Equipping | Helendale Community Services
District* | Helendale, California | Design Engineer
Nahid was design engineer for Well No. 1A, a new
1,300-GPM groundwater supply well with a total
depth of 630 feet. The well was equipped with a 150-
HP submersible pump including pedestal, piping, and
appurtenance design.
Forest Lawn Memorial Parks Regional Recycled
Water Pipeline* | City of Cerritos | Cerritos, California | Project Engineer
Nahid offered engineering design and construction
support services for a regional 16-inch recycled water
main to serve the cities of Cerritos, Lakewood,
Cypress, and the Cypress Forest Lawn cemetery.
The pipeline conveys recycled water produced at the
LACSD Los Coyotes water reclamation plant to the
new potential use areas and is funded by the State
DWR Drought relief Program. She assisted with the
pipe design and construction phase issues with all
cities and stakeholders.
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* denotes projects completed with other firms
Sean Neprud PE, LEED AP
Mechanical
19 years of experience · Pasadena, California
30% AVAILABLE
Sean is a mechanical engineer with 19 years of experience in water and wastewater treatment, mechanical electrical and plumbing (MEP), and decorative water features. He brings 13 years of experience servicing the water and utilities sector in the Western US, and several years of experience engineering and managing decorative water feature projects internationally. He also is knowledgeable on a variety of infrastructure elements, including pumping and piping systems, emergency power generators, compressed air, fire protection, electrical power distribution systems, chemical storage and delivery, control systems, and instrumentation. As a project manager, Sean is experienced in all stages of traditional and creative engineering projects, including engineering, construction management and coordination, production, startup and commissioning, and project closeout.
EDUCATION
BS, Engineering, University of California,
Berkeley, California
BA, Studio Art, University of California,
Santa Cruz, California
REGISTRATIONS
Professional Engineer #M33458, California
LEED Accredited Professional, Green Building
Certification Institute
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
City of Santa Ana PFAS Water Treatment Plant Well
40 | OCWD | Santa Ana, California | Process
Mechanical Engineer
Sean was the process mechanical engineer for a
PFAS treatment system that used ion exchange
pressure vessels to remove contaminants. This
project also included the design of a pre-treatment
cartridge filtration, booster pump, and mechanical
modifications to an existing groundwater well pump
station.
City of Santa Ana PFAS Water Treatment Plant Well
38 | OCWD | Santa Ana, CA | Process Mechanical
Engineer
Sean was the process mechanical engineer for a
PFAS treatment system that used ion exchange
pressure vessels to remove contaminants. This
project also included the design of a pre-treatment
cartridge filtration, booster pump, mechanical
modifications to an existing groundwater well pump
station, and a hypochlorite generation and feed
chemical system.
San Fernando Basin Groundwater Remediation
Project, Design-Build | Los Angeles Department of
Water & Power | Los Angeles, California | Process
Mechanical Engineer
Sean was the mechanical lead for remediation and
modifications of 17 groundwater pumping stations. He
served as the mechanical process engineer for two
treatment sites that use Granular Activated Carbon
(GAC) filtration and UV/Advanced Oxidation Process
treatment for groundwater. The project includes large
GAC filtration pressure vessels, pre-treatment
mechanical filters, and ultraviolet reactors. Sean was
heavily involved in designing several pump stations at
the two sites, including a waste pump system and a
recirculation system for processing water. Sean also
worked directly on chemical storage and delivery
systems for peroxide, ammonia, and fluoride.
Long Beach Municipal Urban Stormwater Treatment |
City of Long Beach | Long Beach, California | Process
Mechanical Engineer
Sean was the lead process mechanical engineer for
this treatment facility for urban runoff stormwater. This project includes the mechanical engineering for the
installation of Continuous Ultra Filtration (CUF) and
photo-catalytic treatment equipment. In addition to
those treatment systems, the project includes media
filters, pumps for both clean and wastewater, and
chemical storage and dosing equipment.
Chlorine Storage and Scrubbing Facility Retrofit* |
Calleguas Municipal Water District | Thousand Oaks,
California | Project Engineer/Mechanical Engineer
Sean was responsible for the retrofit of a chlorine
storage and emergency scrubbing system at a water
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treatment facility. As project engineer, Sean provided
project coordination, on-time delivery of project
deliverables, and coordination of services through
project completion. As mechanical engineer, he
designed a dry-media chlorine scrubbing system to
replace an existing wet chlorine scrubber that
included forced air systems, ventilation, and
emergency containment systems for a chlorine
storage facility.
Jamieson Canyon Water Treatment Plant
Improvements* | City of Napa | Napa, California |
Mechanical Engineer/Construction Coordinator
This $38 million project expanded an existing water
treatment plant. Sean engineered plant water and
emergency fire pump stations, building mechanical
and plumbing systems, laboratory facilities, and
process facilities for ozone treatment. He was the
lead coordinator of the engineering services provided
during construction, including cross-discipline
coordination, shop drawing, RFI review, and record
drawing production.
Avenue Water Treatment Plant Membrane Upgrade* |
City of Ventura | Ventura, California |
Construction Coordinator
Sean performed mechanical engineering design and
coordinated the engineering services during the
construction of a 22-million-membrane treatment
upgrade with 10 MGD capacity. He engineered
chemical storage and delivery systems, pumping, and
process mechanical piping systems. As construction
coordinator, he managed shop drawing and RFI
review and performed day-to-day coordination with
the Contractor and the City's Construction Manager.
Chambers Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment
Plant Expansion* | Pierce County | Tacoma,
Washington | Lead Mechanical Engineer
With a forecasted population growth increase, the
Chamber’s Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment
Plant (45-MGD) expansion added 50% more
capacity. As lead mechanical engineer, Sean
performed mechanical engineering for process and
non-process areas, including ventilation and other
utility services for process mechanical wastewater
equipment.
Orange Cove Wastewater Treatment Plant* | City of
Orange Cove | Orange Cove, California | Mechanical
Engineer
Sean performed process and building mechanical
engineering, including aeration systems, solids
handling, chemical dosing, and building mechanical
engineering for process and non-process facilities.
This project was completed while Sean was
mechanical Engineer at Kennedy/Jenks Consultants.
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City of Santa Ana | On-Call Engineering Design Services for PFAS Treatment Systems RFP NO. 22-133 A-23
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Simon Lin Ph.D., PE, SE
Structural
18 years of experience · Pasadena, California
25% AVAILABLE
With more than 18 years of national and international experience as a civil/structural engineer, Simon has a strong structural analysis background with hands-on structural design and project management experience. His professional expertise includes water delivery facilities, earthquake engineering, seismic retrofit and design, and applications of advanced technologies.
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Civil/Structural Engineering, University of
California, Irvine, California
MS, Mechanical Engineering, Fuzhou University,
China
BS, Northwestern Polytechnic University, Engineering
Mechanics (Aerospace), Xi'an, China
REGISTRATIONS
Licensed Structural Engineer #S5911, California
Registered Civil Engineer #C73920, California
Disaster Service Worker (DSW) Volunteer #SAP
64451, California
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
On-Call Consulting Services for PFAS Treatment
Systems Design | OCWD | Santa Ana, California |
QA/QC Structural
Simon is conducting QA/QC for all structural design
elements for four wellhead treatment sites for the City of Santa Ana. Work includes preliminary design, final
design, bid phase support, engineering services
during construction, and part time inspection services.
Sites include Well 40 currently in construction, Well
38 finishing final design, Well 31 in predesign, and
Wells 27 and 28 in preliminary design.
Santa Monica Sustainable Water Infrastructure
Project (SWIP) | City of Santa Monica | Santa Monica,
California | Lead Structural Peer Reviewer
As a lead structural peer reviewer, Simon is involved
in the large progressive design build project of SWIP
for the City of Santa Monica. The project includes four key components as follows: Santa Monica Urban
Runoff Recycling Facility upgrades for reverse
osmosis and ultra-violet treatment system; Memorial
Park stormwater harvesting system; Civic Center
stormwater harvesting system; and the advanced
water treatment facility. Simon’s role is to review the structural design and constructability for all structural related components, and also provide expert
recommendations to the design team and the City
considering a reasonable construction cost.
San Fernando Groundwater Remediation Tujunga
Central Treatment Facility and North Hollywood
Central Treatment Facility | LADWP | North
Hollywood and Tujunga, California | Structural
Engineer Lead/Structural Engineer of Record
As a lead of structural engineering discipline (also
structural engineer of record), Simon is involved in the progressive design build project for two treatment
facilities within the San Fernando Basin, including
Tujunga site and North Hollywood site. Both sites are
similar and consist of a UV AOP building, Granular
Activated Carbon (GAC) vessels, peroxide facility,
pretreatment and back wash waste tank. Simon is
leading design and constructability for all structural- related components and providing expert
recommendations to the project team and the
Department’s considering a reasonable construction
cost.
Los Angeles River and Arroyo Seco Low Flow
Diversion Project (TOS-14) | Los Angeles Bureau of
Engineering | Los Angeles, California | Structural
Engineer Lead/Structural Engineer of Record
As a structural lead, Simon is involved in the LABOE
project of five low flow diversion system. The project
will divert dry-weather flow from prioritized stormwater outfalls to sanitary sewers for treatment at Hyperion
Water Reclamation Plant. Project construction
consists of storm drain diversion structures with weirs and pipelines, trash collection maintenance holes,
pump stations, discharge pipes, pressurized pipes,
valve and meter vaults, and power supplies for pump
stations. Simon oversees structural design and repair,
as well as constructability for all structural
components of system.
VSD Design Build Contract for Energy Services
Treatment Plant | Valley Sanitary District | Indio,
California | Lead Structural Engineer/Structural
Engineer of Record
Simon is the lead structural engineer for this project. It is a progressive design-build project to design and
build plant improvements to Valley Sanitary District's
(VSD) Wastewater Treatment Plant. The project
includes existing effluent channel extension and Grit
chamber, Digester tank, DAFT tank, Electrical steel
building, and equipment pads and canopies.
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RP-1 Mech Restoration & Headworks Second Gate |
Inland Empire Utilities Agency | Chino, California |
Structural Lead
Simon is involved the mechanical restoration at RP-1
with pipe support design, the secondary gate
installation, channel isolation, and structure cover
replacement.
Basins 2 and 3 Collection System Improvements |
City of San Mateo | San Mateo, California |
Structural Engineer
Simon has been working this project as one of the
key structural engineers. The improvements in the
Basins 2 & 3 collection system include: install a new
minimum 4.2 MG in-system flow equalization storage
facility, including associated pumping and odor
control; upgrade/expand three existing pump stations,
including expansion of the firm pumping capacity to
meet peak wet weather flows, rehabilitation of wet
wells, and upgrading of piping and electrical systems;
install approximately six miles of new parallel and
upsized gravity sewers and force mains, ranging in
size from 8 inches to 48 inches, and provide
rehabilitation of some force mains.
Seal Beach Pumping Upgrade and 3-62: Westminster
Boulevard Force Main Replacement Design | Orange
County Sanitation District | Seal Beach, California |
Lead Structural Engineer
Simon worked on this project as lead structural
engineer. This project included the rehabilitation of
the Seal Beach pump station and Westminster
Boulevard force main replacement.
VSD Structural Assessment of Activated Sludge
Selectors and Aeration Basins | Valley Sanitary
District | Indio, California | Lead Structural Engineer
Simon has been working on this project as a lead
structural engineer. This project includes structural
assessment of the existing Activated Sludge
Selectors and Aeration Basins. A condition
assessment using visual observations and non-
destructive testing was performed for the existing
concrete basins (selectors, aeration basins), safety
railing, and concrete bridge above aeration tanks. The
final technical memorandum summarizes the findings
and recommendations, as well as an AACE concept
level cost estimate for the recommended repair
approach.
Hyperion Treatment Plant Digester Gas Utilization
Project | City of Los Angeles | Playa Del Rey,
California | Structural Engineer
Simon is serving as structural engineer for this
digester gas utilization project.
Seismic Retrofit City of Simi Valley Water Quality
Control Plant* | City of Simi Valley | Simi Valley,
California | Principal Structural Engineer
Simon was responsible for this seismic retrofit design
of six, 1970s-era buildings located at the Water
Quality Control Plant. Each structure required seismic
upgrades to provide adequate masonry wall
anchorage to the flexible wood roof diaphragm and to
provide a complete load path to distribute wall forces
into the roof diaphragms. Coordination of demolition,
architectural ceiling repairs, and other nonstructural
components were provided to help the City prepare a
general contractor RFP for the proposed upgrades.
Structural Evaluation of Santa Barbara El Estero
Wastewater Treatment Plant* | Santa Barbara,
California | Principal Structural Engineer
Simon worked as the project manager to address
structural and corrosion engineering assessment and
evaluation of the existing 1970s-era concrete process
structures, support, and maintenance buildings as
part of an overall asset management plan (19
concrete structures in total). The assessment
included concrete condition, seismic evaluation,
corrosion considerations, expected serviceability and
performance, and recommendations for repairs and
upgrades. A detailed report prioritized repairs and
made recommendations for future improvements as
part of an overall capital improvement plan. The
report aids the City to allocate funds for future
improvements and maintenance.
South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant
New Administration Building* | South Bay
International | San Diego, California | Project
Structural Engineer
Simon provided civil, structural, mechanical,
electrical, and fire protection engineering services for the design-build construction of a new administration
building for the plant. The structural design included
the Unified Facilities Criteria--Department of Defense
Minimum Antiterrorism Standards for Buildings. The
project was finished within budget and on schedule.
Casitas Water System Condition Assessment of
Water Facilities | Casitas Municipal Water District |
Oak View, California | Structural Lead
Simon was involved in the as-built condition
assessment of 16 reservoir tanks and pump station
sites. He oversaw the structural assessment of
existing tanks and structural elements, as well as
providing the retrofit schemes for any deficient
elements to maintain operation for another 10 years.
Ojai Wastewater Treatment Plant Nutrient TMDL
Project–Dentification Filters | Ojai Valley Sanitary
District | Ventura, California | Structural Engineering Lead/Structural Engineer of Record
Simon is leading structural engineering from the initial project stage through to the 100% design submittal.
This project consists of adding one new denitrification filter structure and new chemical tank area, and the
modifications of one existing flocculation basin, four
existing denitrification filter structures, and two
existing oxidation ditches. One new electrical room is
being added to the chemical building to expand
electrical equipment.
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Bruce Wong PE, PMP, ENV SP
Electrical
19 years of experience · Pasadena, California
25% AVAILABLE
Bruce brings 19 years of experience in design of power and control systems for numerous process configurations, including water/wastewater treatment plants. His design expertise includes chemical delivery/containments systems, low-, medium-, and high-voltage power generation/distribution, hydropower generation, high-voltage substation design, and indoor/outdoor lighting design. Recently, Bruce assisted in the detailed design of two processes for a 16-MGD water recycling plant in the pacific northwest. In Southern California, Bruce has most recently worked with the City of South Pasadena and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.
EDUCATION
MBA, Cal Poly Pomona, California
MS, Engineering Management, Cal Poly Pomona,
California
MS, Electrical Engineering, Cal Poly Pomona,
California
BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Los Angeles,
California
REGISTRATIONS
Professional Engineer #E18415, California
Project Management Professional (PMP)® #PMP
1494856, Project Management Institute
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
City of Santa Ana Well 40 | OCWD | Santa Ana,
California | Electrical Engineer
Bruce worked as the electrical engineer adding the
Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS), emergency standby
generator, and soft starter for the booster pump. The
project consists of adding electrical equipment
(automatic transfer switch, sizing the emergency
standby generator, and soft starter) and
instrumentation equipment. He was responsible for
coordinating with a subconsultant to update as-builts
of the electrical drawings. Bruce assisted in reviewing shop drawings and answering RFIs. The project is
currently in the construction phase.
City of Santa Ana Well 38 | OCWD | Santa Ana,
California | Electrical Engineer
Bruce worked as the electrical engineer for re-design
of the electrical distribution system. It included
replacing the switchboard, motor control center,
VFDs, and adding onsite hypochlorite generation
system and soft starter for booster pump. The project
consisted of developing the electrical site plan, one
line diagram, grounding plan, conduit & cable
schedule, duct bank design, and control diagram. The
project is currently in the design phase.
Treatment Plant No. 2, Headworks Modification
Project | Orange County Sanitation District | Fountain
Valley, California | Lead Electrical Engineer
Bruce designed the power distribution system for the
additional separation gate and sump pump system.
He assisted in the development of single line
diagrams, confirming cable/conductor sizes, creating
a cable/conduit schedule, reviewing shop drawings,
and answering RFIs. The project is currently in the
construction phase.
Plant No. 1 and 2 Consolidated Demo and Utility
Improvements | Orange County Sanitation District |
Orange County, California | Electrical Engineer
Bruce assisted with the design of the lighting plan and lighting schedule for this project. In addition, Bruce
performed the final back check on the electrical and
I&C drawings. Bruce reviewed the submittals and
shop drawings and answered RFIs.
3-62: Westminster Boulevard Force Main
Replacement Design | Orange County Sanitation
District | Orange County, California | Lead
Electrical Engineer
Bruce served as the lead electrical engineer for the
preliminary design of the rehabilitation of seal beach
station. He designed the electrical room and
generator room. Bruce sized the generator and fuel
tank. He performed the design using AutoCAD and
generated several electrical drawings including single
line diagram, electrical room layout, and generator
room layout.
Long Beach Municipal Urban Stormwater Treatment |
City of Long Beach | Long Beach, California | Lead
Electrical Engineer/Electrical Engineer of Record
Bruce is the lead electrical engineer for the new
Stormwater Treatment Plant. He helped develop
single line diagrams, the electrical site, control
diagram, confirmed cable/conductor sizes, reviewed
shop drawings, and answered RFIs. The project is
currently in the construction phase.
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Grand Avenue Well Equipping | Three Valleys
Municipal Water District | Claremont, California |
Electrical Engineer
Bruce worked as the electrical engineer adding the
Manual Transfer Switch and POSILOCK connection
box for the portable generator. The project consisted
of adding electrical equipment (manual transfer
switch, PSILOCK connection box, and sizing the
portable suitable generator) and instrumentation
equipment. He was responsible for coordinating with
a subconsultant to update as-builts of the electrical
drawings. Bruce assisted in reviewing shop drawings
and answering RFIs. The project is currently in the
construction phase.
Southern California Edison Transmission and
Distribution Substations | Southern California Edison | Pomona, California | Cost Estimator
Bruce worked at SCE Pomona Campus interpreting
transmission & distribution substation project plans
and drawings and translating completed estimates
into reports. He also prepared interest expense and
depreciation calculations, and other internal output
reports based on existing estimates to close out
projects.
Bogert Trail Sewer Lift Station | City of Palm Springs | Palm Springs, California | Lead Electrical Engineer
Bruce designed the distribution power system for the
lift station. The project consisted of designing the
main service pedestal with utility meter and main
breakers and power panel, surge protective device,
and step down transformer. A panelboard schedule,
light fixture schedule, and conduit schedule were
created. The design was completed in 2019.
Water Treatment Plant Mods ISC Kodiak | US Coast
Guard | Kodiak, Alaska | Lead Electrical Engineer
As the lead electrical engineer on this project, Bruce
performed electrical design on the Soda Ash System.
In addition, he re-designed the power distribution
system for the 559 pumphouse and N23 treatment
plant.
16 MGD Industrial Water Recycling Facility | Client
Confidential | Portland, Oregon | Assistant Project
Engineer
Bruce assisted the on-site lead electrical engineer
with the electrical design of the two processes for an
industrial water recycling facility. The project was
delivered through a design-build procurement method
and Bruce helped develop single line diagrams,
confirm cable/conductor sizes, review shop drawings,
and answer RFIs.
Eielson Air Force Base Water Treatment Plant | Air
Force Civil Engineering Center | Eielson, Alaska |
Electrical Engineer
As electrical engineer, Bruce designed the electrical
system for expansion of water treatment plant. The
electrical site plan, single line diagram, control
schematic, panelboard schedule, and equipment
elevation were created using Micro station.
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Nadarajan Sankaran PE
Instrumentation & Controls Designer
11 years of experience · Irvine, California
25% AVAILABLE
Nadarajan (Sanki) brings 11 years of experience for both design and construction of electrical, instrumentation and control (E, I&C) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems. He has provided effective engineering solutions for water and wastewater treatment plants, oil & gas, and mining sectors using both PLC and DCS platforms in the US and internationally. He has developed smart P&ID’s, network architecture diagrams, loop diagrams and technical specifications including control philosophies, instrumentation data sheets and instrument schedules in addition to single line diagrams, control schematics, electrical plans and electrical specifications. Additionally, he has both Allen Bradley PLC and HMI programming, redundant SCADA server and historian data configuration experience.
EDUCATION
MS, Electrical Engineering,
University of Melbourne, Australia
BA, Business, University of Melbourne, Australia
REGISTRATIONS
Professional Engineer #0053254, Colorado
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
City of Santa Ana PFAS Water Treatment Plant Well
40 | OCWD | Santa Ana, California | I&C Controls
Engineer
Sanki was the I&C controls engineer for a PFAS
treatment system that used ion exchange pressure
vessels to remove contaminants. This project also
included the design of a pre-treatment cartridge
filtration, booster pump, and mechanical modifications
to an existing groundwater well pump station.
City of Santa Ana PFAS Water Treatment Plant Well
38 | OCWD | Santa Ana, California | I&C Controls
Engineer
Sanki was the I&C controls engineer for a PFAS
treatment system that used ion exchange pressure
vessels to remove contaminants. This project also
included the design of a pre-treatment cartridge
filtration, booster pump, mechanical modifications to
an existing groundwater well pump station, and a
hypochlorite generation and feed chemical system.
32nd Booster Pump Station | Long Beach
Water Department | Long Beach, California |
Lead I&C Engineer
Sanki performed preliminary analysis of the existing
legacy 9600 baud serial radio network with
recommendations to upgrade to an Ethernet-based
900 MHz licensed radio system. Telemetry
infrastructure included Microwave Data System
(MDS) 900 MHz licensed radio network, Schneider
Electric M340 processors, and an AVEVA
(WonderWare) InTouch SCADA System. Sanki used
peer-to-peer communications to network critical flow
and pressure and pumping parameters to remotely
monitor and control pump station operation.
San Fernando Basin Groundwater Remediation
Project | Los Angeles Department of Water & Power |
Los Angeles, California | Lead I&C Engineer
Sanki is the lead I&C engineer on the Progressive
Design Build (PDB) team for two treatment facilities
within the San Fernando Basins (SFB). The facilities
will treat contaminated groundwater from the Tujunga
(TJ) and Rinaldi-Toluca (RT) Well Fields. The
controlled processes include self-cleaning strainers,
UV-AOP, Granular Activated Carbon (GAC),
hydrogen peroxide, drain pumping station, liquid
ammonium sulfate, and hydrofluorosilicic acid
chemical systems.
Long Beach Municipal Urban Stormwater
Treatment | City of Long Beach | Long Beach,
California | Lead I&C Engineer
Sanki recovered and reviewed vendor (Purifics) PLC
and HMI programs for application according to the
contract requirements. He incorporated network
re-design changes to reflect the pre-procured vendor
package and provided technical recommendations to
the City to pursue actions for vendor contract
non-conformance.
Friant-Kern Canal (FKC) Middle Rach Capacity
Correction Project Phase 1‒Pump Station |
Friant Water Authority | Lead I&C Engineer
Sanki is leading the I&C effort on the new pump
station design across five remote sites that draw
water from the FKC via turnout structures. Each site
consists of licensed Ethernet-based 900MHz radios
and Schneider SCADApack PLCs that communicate
back to a central base station. Sanki developed RFP
language for the Authority-required
contractors/suppliers (including the radio supplier,
integrator, PLC supplier) and final contract plans and
specifications. Controlled processes include cast-in-
place concrete wet well with integrated traveling water screen, and a combination of constant and variable
speed pumps.
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Greeley Water Pollution Control Facility Blower
Replacement | City of Greeley | Greeley, Colorado |
Lead I&C Engineer
Sanki led the I&C design and commissioning of the
upgrade of an existing aeration system to include an
optimized automated control approach. Design
included the integration of three new high-speed turbo
(HST) blowers through the development of a
consolidated control strategy for blower operation,
while upgrading the end-of-life Allen-Bradley PLC
hardware. Sanki witnessed factory acceptance testing
of both hardware and software control system
components and was solely responsible for on-site
startup and commissioning, performing installation
verification walk-downs, loop checks, process start-up
and PID tuning, and operator training. Controlled
processes included three 300-HP HST blowers, three
K-Turbo blowers, two multistage blower skids, and
four aeration basins.
Support Facilities Upgrade | City of Denver |
Denver, Colorado | Lead I&C Engineer
Sanki was lead I&C engineer on the upgrade of the
existing facility network infrastructure, including three facility buildings, and installing a new redundant data center. Design included upgrading the fiber network
infrastructure to support a ring topology, coordinating the decommissioning of the existing data center and
fiber network through detailed construction
sequencing documents. Sanki developed the
electrical cable tray layouts/isometrics, cable
schedules, electrical plan drawings, and electrical
specifications. He also designed a new CCTV
intercom and access control system with integration
into the plant-wide network.
Mesa Water Treatment Plant Upgrades
Program Phase I | Colorado Springs Utilities |
Colorado Springs, Colorado | Lead I&C Engineer
Sanki created P&IDs, specifications, instrument lists,
network diagrams, datasheets, and technical
memorandums, in addition managing and
coordinating drawing production resources.
Controlled processes included rapid mixing,
flocculation, sedimentation, and chemical and
polymer systems. The control system was exclusively
based on the Rockwell product line, including Allen
Bradley smart MCCs, Logix controllers, FactoryTalk
HMI, and OSI PI historian with Ethernet/IP profibus
field network.
Nuisance Struvite and Dewaterability Improvements
PAR 1280 | Metro Wastewater Reclamation District |
Denver, Colorado | Lead I&C Engineer
Sanki is leading the design of an AirPrex™ pre-
dewatering phosphorus recovery system to sequester
and recover phosphorus as struvite. The process
reduces the phosphorus load recycled to the head of
the plant, facilitating controlled precipitation of struvite to reduce the potential for nuisance accumulation
within pipelines, and improve biosolids dewatering.
Phase I included the pre-procurement of vendor
blower and classifier packages and associated
instrumentation. Phase II integrates the pre-procured
packages to the existing DCS. Controlled processes
include recovery reactor, aeration system, anti-foam,
and magnesium chloride storage and dosing systems.
Sidestream Nutrient Removal Project PAR 1237 |
Metro Wastewater Reclamation District |
Denver, Colorado | Lead I&C Engineer
Sanki was lead I&C engineer on the upgrade of an
existing facility involving enhanced biological
phosphorus removal (EBPR) and de-ammonification
(DMX) treatment. He created P&IDs and coordinated
vendor designs, specifications, instrument lists,
network diagrams, datasheets, and technical
memoranda. Controlled processes included
ANITAMox DMX reactors, EBPR, and chemical
systems. Facility controls used an ABB DCS
control system.
CCWRF 12kV Backup Generator Control Circuit
Improvements | Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA)
| Chino, California | Lead I&C Engineer
Sanki is upgrading the existing, relay-based
Automatic Transfer Control system to a new,
redundant PLC-based control system according to
IEUA's Engineering Design Guidelines, while
addressing Agency stakeholder concerns.
19007 Aeration and Secondary Clarifiers (150-MGD
Expansion) | Clark County Water Reclamation District
| Las Vegas, Nevada | Lead I&C Engineer
Sanki is the lead I&C engineer for the upgrade and
capacity expansion (to 150mgd) of the west
secondary treatment facility, including three aeration
basins, three secondary clarifiers, four dual core
High-Speed Turbocompressor (HST) blowers, MLR,
WAS and RAS pumping systems to support biological
nutrient removal, including nitrification, partial
denitrification, and biological phosphorus removal.
The project is being executed under a Construction
Manager At-Risk (CMAR) alternative delivery
approach. The control system includes Rockwell
ControlLogic PLC and Remote I/O with AVEVA
(WonderWare) InTouch SCADA System.
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James Loucks PMP, CCP
Cost Estimating
44 years of experience · Walnut Creek, California
20% AVAILABLE
James (Jim) has 44 years of experience in the construction services and engineering consulting industries, Jim focuses on pre-construction planning and construction phase support for a wide range of water infrastructure projects. His expertise includes constructability, cost estimating, scheduling, claims and risk management of hydraulic structures, sanitary sewer collection systems, water conveyance facilities, sanitary lift stations, and water pumping facilities. He has provided master planning inputs of linear infrastructure for projects focused on water systems, hydraulic modeling for pressure and gravity flow systems, transient surge mitigation measures for pumping facilities, and pump and lift station engineering services to several water districts, public utilities, and municipalities throughout Southern California.
EDUCATION
BS, Construction Engineering, Arizona State
University, Tempe, Arizona
REGISTRATIONS
Project Management Professional (PMP)® #534386,
Project Management Institute
Certified Cost Professional #2361, Association for the
Advancement of Cost Engineering International
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission | CS-777B,
As-Needed Engineering Design Services |
San Francisco, California | Lead Estimator
Jim led estimating efforts and worked with a multi-
disciplinary team that provided civil, structural,
geotechnical, mechanical, electrical, and special
engineering services for the upgrade, expansion, and
seismic retrofit on a wide range of wastewater, water,
and power facilities, including dams, reservoirs,
tunnels, treatment plants, pipelines, pump stations,
and power transmission facilities. The scope of
services included preparing design and specifications
documents, technical reviews, cost estimating, and
value engineering on the Water System Improvement
Program (WSIP) and non-WSIP projects. Jim
provided 10 to 15 cost estimates under the contract,
including one for the Harry Tracy Water Treatment
Plant Short-Term Improvements, Phase 3 project.
Friant-Kern Canal Middle Reach Capacity and
Subsidence Correction Project | Friant Water
Authority & U.S. Bureau of Reclamation | California |
Cost Estimator
Jim serves as principal estimator for the 30% design
stage cost estimate and seven project alternatives.
The team is providing engineering, environmental,
and construction management services to complete
alternatives analyses and preliminary design to
restore capacity to a 33-mile canal segment that
includes 20 miles of new canal, 100 farmer turnouts,
and 50 right-of-way acquisition parcels.
3-62: Westminster Boulevard Force Main
Replacement | Orange County Sanitation District |
Seal Beach, California | Estimator
The project involved the construction of new
single and dual 36” HDPE force mains along
Westminster Boulevard.
San Luis Water District | Villages of San Luis Water
Infrastructure Program* | San Luis Water District |
San Luis, California | Principal Estimator
Jim provided cost estimating for a $230 million
program involving a raw water diversion off the CAP
with common site development of wastewater and
water treatment facilities. Conveyance piping was
also included to cover recycled water delivery
and storage.
US Bureau of Reclamation | Sacramento River Water
Reliability Study* | Mid Pacific Region/Department of
the Interior | California | Principal Estimator
Jim oversaw cost estimating for the $775 million
program involving river intake and water conveyance
pipeline upgrades for four major water districts in
northeast Sacramento, covering a multi-year
build-out program.
Sacramento County Regional Water District |
Sacramento River Water Reliability Study | California | Principal Estimator
Jim served as principal estimator for the $775 million
program that involved river intake and water
conveyance pipeline upgrades for four major water
districts in northeast Sacramento, covering a
multi-year build out program.
Vineyard Surface Water Treatment Plant |
Sacramento County Water Agency |
Sacramento County, California | Cost Estimator
Jim developed the 30, 60, and 90 percent design
stage cost estimates for the $75 million
Greenfields plant.
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Bon Tempe and San Geronimo Water Treatment
Plants Master Plan and Filter Rehabilitation |
Marin Municipal Water District | Corte Madera,
California | Cost Estimator
The first of these two projects that were completed for MMWD was a Master Plan to help ensure reliable,
cost-effective operation of the two drinking water
treatment plants for the next 50+ years. The Master
Plan, completed by the end of 2014, found that major
seismic rehabilitation of filters and other structures is required to achieve code compliance and meet the
District’s reliability goal of producing water within 24 hours of a major earthquake. To address these
issues, Stantec began the Filter Rehabilitation Project in 2015. Jim provided cost estimating services for the
project, which includes performing seismic/structural
analysis, evaluating upgrade options, preparing
cost-effective designs, managing bid documents,
and providing construction support for the necessary
improvements at both plants.
Waterman WTP | City of Fairfield | Fairfield, California | Principal Estimator
Jim was the principal estimator for plant expansion
work and submitted cost opinions at the PDR and 30,
60, and 90 percent design stages. The project
involved a doubling in capacity of an existing
conventional filtration process, including flocculation and sedimentation facilities at a working WTP.
Phasing constraints and inclusion of costs to keep the
existing plant operational during the construction
period were analyzed and included in the various
estimate iterations.
Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant | San Francisco
Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) |
Sunol, California | Estimating Manager
Jim was the estimating manager and a lead quality
control resource for the plant upgrades. The purpose
of this $100 million project was to increase the
sustainable capacity of the plant from 120 to 160
MGD. This was accomplished by the addition of a
new 40-MGD flocculation/sedimentation basin,
upgrades to the plant’s 12 existing filters with new
filter media, new under drains and air/water backwash
capability, a new washwater recovery basin, and
modifications to the plant’s existing flow distribution structure.
CS-884, As-Needed Water Treatment Design
Services | SFPUC | San Francisco, California | Lead
Estimator
Under Task Order #12, Jim led a team of estimators
to independently develop cost opinions for the capital
elements associated with the Crystal Springs pump
station and San Andreas Transmission Main project.
He developed the Association for the Advancement of
Cost Engineering Class 4, 3, and 2 cost estimates to
support the detailed design process.
Roseville Water Treatment Plant (WTP) Expansion |
City of Roseville | Roseville, California |
Lead Estimator
Jim was the lead estimator for the City of Roseville
WTP Expansion Project. This $32M treatment plant
expansion increased the rated capacity to 100 mgd,
and, in addition to other work, included two additional horizontal flocculation and sedimentation basins. Jim
prepared interim cost estimates at the 30, 60, and 95
percent design stages, as well as the final engineer’s
opinion of probable construction cost.
CS-825B, As-Needed Wastewater Design Services |
SFPUCommission* | San Francisco, California | Lead
Estimator
Under Task Order #6, Jim led cost estimating on the
third-party review of the Sewer System Master Plan
(SSMP) feasibility level cost estimates. The SSMP
program evaluates the existing wastewater treatment
and collection system and determines present and
future need to help ensure reliable service consistent
with the City’s goals. As part of the review effort, Jim commented on the appropriate escalation factor and
proper inclusion of owner soft costs. He also provided
input on the cost of construction in San Francisco
relative to the rest of the country. Finally, Jim
undertook a detailed review of consultant cost
estimates for the New Bayside Digester Facility and
the Cayuga Diversion scheme.
Stringfellow Groundwater Treatment | Stringfellow
Superfund Site | Riverside, California | Senior
Cost Estimator
The Stantec team designed upgrades and
improvements for the Stringfellow Superfund Site
groundwater treatment plant. Jim was responsible for
task order cost estimating and constructability reviews for an updated PLC-based control system, a new
VOC stripper, and upgrades for the lime-precipitation
and GAC systems on site.
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City of Santa Ana | On-Call Engineering Design Services for PFAS Treatment Systems RFP NO. 22-133 A-31
Ryan Capelle PE
Treatment/Process Mechanical
25 years of experience · Minneapolis, Minnesota
40% AVAILABLE
In his 25 years of providing engineering service, Ryan has developed the ability to effectively manage a multi-discipline team through design, planning, and implementation of municipal, water treatment, and water supply projects. He has provided service on more than 50 water treatment facilities and other water infrastructure projects. For several years, Ryan has focused his expertise in per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS). Ryan's work includes the design, management, and implementation of full-scale PFAS treatment facilities, pilot-scale test facilities and emergency response programs. Ryan collaborates with Stantec’s Research Team and with private organizations to prepare and conduct pilot-scale analyses including procurement of experimental plans, data analysis, and economic evaluations of treatment processes/technologies that reduce PFAS and other contaminants in drinking water. Ryan’s unique range of project management, design and construction experience has enhanced his ability to organize and deliver projects that result in safe, reliable, compliant water for communities.
EDUCATION
MS, Infrastructure Systems Engineering, University of
Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
BS, Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, Minnesota
REGISTRATIONS
Professional Engineer #43142, Minnesota
Professional Engineer #41310-6, Wisconsin
Professional Engineer #PE-10171, North Dakota
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
PFAS Pilot Study | Cottage Grove, Minnesota |
Project Manager
Stantec, in conjunction with Johns Hopkins University,
is currently conducting a pilot study for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to achieve three objectives,
1) Assess efficacy of anion exchange (AIX) resins for
treatment of PFAS; 2) assist Minnesota Department
of Heath with developing a policy for new
technologies for treating PFAS; and 3) Provide
economic comparisons between AIX and granular
activated carbon (GAC). Stantec’s local staff works
directly with staff at Johns Hopkins University on a
weekly basis to collect, analyze, and report
concentrations of 32 PFAS analytes. In only four
business days, the team provided water sample
results. The Stantec/University Alliance differentiator leverages some of the brightest minds in the industry
to provide technical leadership on the subject of
PFAS. The alliance’s sound foundation of teamwork
afforded our team the ability to provide state of the
art, long-term solutions for PFAS.
Interim Water Treatment Facilities | City of Cottage
Grove | Cottage Grove, Minnesota | Project Manager
The Minnesota Department of Health notified the City
that eight of its 11 wells were over the newly
established health index values for PFAS. The
response required the full attention of Stantec’s multi- discipline team led by Ryan, working in unison with
members from various departments of the City to
deliver the project under emergency design/build
conditions. The project successfully delivered safe,
compliant drinking water for residents within 84 days
and was awarded the American Public Works
Association Project of the Year Award in 2017.
Water Treatment Facility | City of Granite Falls |
Granite Falls, Minnesota | Project Manager
During the design for this 0.84 MGD lime softening
water treatment facility project, Ryan collaborated
with City staff to incorporate their desired process and hydraulic design elements. Ryan worked with the City
staff to deliver the construction phase of this project.
SW Water Treatment Plant | Sartell, Minnesota |
Project Engineer
Ryan was responsible for process design of a new 6
MGD conventional gravity filter plant for iron and
manganese removal. The plant was designed to be
easily expanded to 16 MGD.
Water Treatment Plant Expansion | City of Inver
Grove Heights | Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota |
Project Manager
The City of Inver Grove Heights chose Stantec to
design and provide construction assistance of their
6.02 MGD manganese removal water treatment
facility. The expansion adds two backwash tanks, four
filter cells and laboratory, as well as additional
accommodations for staff needs. Ryan was project
manager, provided process design, construction
management, and contract administration.
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Water Treatment Facility, Albany | Minnesota |
Project Engineer
Ryan was responsible for process design of the
Albany Water Treatment facility that is designed to
remove arsenic, iron, and manganese at a peak flow
rate of 2.0 MGD. There is a 200,000-gallon clearwell
for water storage built into this treatment plant.
Currently, there are two 1,000 GPM pumps that serve
the High Zone, and one 1,000 GPM pump to serve
the Low Zone. This plant is expandable to a 4.0 MG
capacity in the future when necessary.
Water Treatment Plant, Harris | Minnesota |
Project Manager
Ryan was responsible for process design and
coordination of a 0.5 MGD radium, iron, and
manganese treatment facility that includes a forced
draft aerator, one steel gravity-type filter vessel with detention tank, a backwash retention tank, and high
service pumping capacity of 300 GPM.
Water Treatment Facility, Maple Plain | Minnesota |
Project Manager/Lead Process Design Engineer
Ryan was responsible for the design of a 1.0 MGD
facility to reduce radium, iron, and manganese from
the groundwater supply. The project included
modifications to the existing water supply well and
distribution piping.
Water Treatment Plant Improvements |
Benson, Minnesota | Project Manager/
Process Design Engineer
Ryan led a multi-discipline design team in developing
this improvements project, including removal and
renovation of an existing gravity treatment plant and
the addition of a backwash reclamation system. Ryan
worked with the Owner and the Public Facilities
Authority to secure funding for this project, which
included Green Project Reserve Funding for the
backwash reclamation aspect of the project. Ryan will
continue to serve as project manager through
construction completion and commissioning.
Stacy Water Treatment Plant | City of Stacy |
Stacy, Minnesota | Project Manger
Ryan served the City as the project manager for a
state of the art water treatment facility designed to
reduce radium to drinking water standards. Ryan
guided the City through the funding process and was
able to secure the maximum grant to loan value
through the USDA–Rural Development funding
program for the City. The project included
construction of a new well, demolition of an existing
water tower, construction of the new Water Treatment
Plant and modifications to the City Hall to attain ADA
accessibility and compliance. The project was
substantially completed and passed tests for Radium
226/228 with no detection.
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City of Santa Ana | On-Call Engineering Design Services for PFAS Treatment Systems RFP NO. 22-133 A-33
* denotes projects completed with other firms
Tori Klug PE
Hydraulics
6 years of experience · Pasadena, California
30% AVAILABLE
Tori is a multifaceted environmental engineer with six years of experience in water resources planning, management, and governance; drinking water and potable reuse treatment design; and conveyance design.
From engineering design to holistic support for water system sustainability, Tori focuses on helping communities harness their strengths and build partnerships with neighbors to work toward water resiliency and climate adaptation.
EDUCATION
MS, Environmental Sciences and Engineering,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel
Hill, North Carolina
BS, Environmental Engineering, Cornell University,
Ithaca, New York
CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Technology of Participation (ToP) Facilitation
Methods, Institute of Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles,
California
REGISTRATIONS
Professional Engineer #C90697, California
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
City of Santa Ana Wellhead PFAS Treatment Design |
Orange County Water District (OCWD) | Santa Ana,
California | Process Engineer
Tori is supporting the design of four ion exchange
drinking water treatment systems for treating
perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane
sulfonic acid (PFOS) with cartridge filters as
pretreatment, with flow rates ranging from 2,000 to
5,700 GPM. Many of these systems also have onsite
hypochlorite generation for which the Stantec team
are designing modifications as needed. Tori is leading
hydraulic analysis and supporting process treatment
design and design coordination. This design work is
through an OCWD on-call services contract for
pre-treatment (and PFA) design, and Stantec has
worked closely with both OCWD and City staff on
design and engineering services during construction.
Progressive Design-Build Services for San Fernando
Groundwater Basin Remediation | Los Angeles
Department of Water and Power | Los Angeles,
California | Process Engineer
The Stantec-Kiewit team is designing and building
two groundwater treatment systems to remove
contaminants including VOCs and 1,4-dioxane from
Basin groundwater. This project’s use of the Basin as
this natural resource benefits and supports the
Department’s goal of restoring flows to nearby pump
stations. The groundwater treatment systems consist
of granular activated carbon and ultraviolet advanced
oxidation processes (UVAOP), the systems are
organized in units to cater to the suite of
contaminants found in sets of wells to optimize
treatment and minimize capital and operations and
maintenance (O&M) costs. Tori leads the hydraulic
design for the treatment systems and coordinates
between process, civil, mechanical, and structural
disciplines to make key hydraulic design decisions.
Hyperion 2035 Program Management Support
Services | Los Angeles Sanitation & Environment |
Los Angeles, California | Process Engineer
Tori is supporting Hyperion 2035 Program
Management Support Services Task Directive 49,
which consists of informing technical studies,
enabling projects scoping, and preliminary concept
planning to recycle 100% of the flow through the
Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant by 2035. Hyperion
2035 aligns with the City’s water sustainability goals
as per the City’s Green New Deal. The project will
include conversion of secondary treatment to
membrane bioreactors, addition of an advanced water
treatment train of ozone, biological activated carbon
filters, reverse osmosis (RO), and UVAOP. Tori is
conducting analysis to inform design of the
intermediate pump station replacement, fine
screening, and primary flow equalization.
Broadway Road Water Campus Pilot Study and
Design | City of Buckeye | Buckeye, Arizona |
Process Engineer
Tori supported a pilot study to assess different RO
configurations and operating conditions. The City’s
groundwater was brackish with widespread
contamination of both nitrate and arsenic. Tori
investigated the upper limits of recovery for a
conventional RO and a closed-circuit RO system
and analyzed pilot data to form inform design of the
full-scale system to remove nitrate and arsenic from
the groundwater. Given the challenge of brine
disposal for inland RO systems, Tori analyzed brine
minimization options and calculated costs of brine
disposal alternatives available to help inform the City of the full-scale treatment system sustainable options.
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Groundwater Contamination Education Materials* |
Municipal Urban Stormwater Treatment Facility
(LB MUST) | City of Long Beach | Long Beach,
California | Process Engineer
Water traveling through the City storm drain system
contains a series of pollutants, including bacteria,
hydrocarbons, metals, and trash that are currently
discharged to the Los Angeles River without
treatment. By intercepting, diverting, and treating the dry weather urban runoff and the first flush of
rainwater runoff, the new LB MUST facility will reduce
pollution that would otherwise discharge into the
River. The recycled water from the LB MUST Facility
will help create and sustain riparian wetland habitat
and replace potable water for the irrigation of parks.
Tori helped operate a pilot study that demonstrated
the ability of the treatment train including ceramic
ultrafiltration, iron removal filtration, and advanced
oxidation to meet water quality goals and provided
important insights about removal of metals and solids.
Evaluation of the Distribution System Implications
of Source Water Change | Coachella Valley Water
District | Coachella, California |
Process Engineer
The District is connecting two currently separate
service areas of their distribution system. This will
provide new sources of water to an existing service
area and replace several aging wells. The District
engaged Stantec to evaluate potential issues with
corrosivity during the water supply transition. Tori
supported a study to use Stantec-developed water
quality tools and conceptual frameworks to evaluate a
wide array of potential indicators of corrosion. Tori
analyzed water quality data; calculated corrosion
indices for the current and the proposed water
sources; and identified potential adverse impacts to
the system and strategies for mitigating them. Tori
and the Stantec team considered practical constraints
of chemical conditioning and source water blending
as corrosion mitigation strategies and held workshops
with the District to identify the best strategies to
reduce corrosion risk while minimizing changes to
their existing treatment and distribution systems.
Industrial Groundwater Treatment Feasibility Analysis
| Confidential Client | Missouri | Process Engineer
A confidential industrial client is expanding its system for treatment of contaminated groundwater from two
underlying aquifer units. The shallow aquifer has
elevated concentrations of volatile organic
compounds (VOCs), metals, and 1,4-dioxane; the
deep aquifer has elevated levels of VOCs. Currently,
groundwater from both aquifer units is treated using
air strippers with effluent discharged to the sanitary
sewer (shallow aquifer) and reinjected (deep aquifer).
Tori and the Stantec team are developing guidance
for expansion of the existing treatment facilities to
increase the flow capacity to bring additional wells
online, and to add ion exchange, adsorption using
granular activated carbon, and ultraviolet oxidation
processes to treat for metals and 1,4-dioxane in the
shallow aquifer.
Mt. Crosby Filter Upgrade | Seqwater |
Brisbane, Australia | Design Engineer
Seqwater is rehabilitating filters at their 60 MGD Mt.
Crosby Water Treatment Plant that serves the greater
Brisbane area, and Stantec is serving as Owner’s
Engineer. The filter rehabilitation involves the
installation of a new filter underdrain designed to
distribute flow across the length of the lateral, for
which the client has requested extensive vendor
testing. Tori has reviewed vendor test methods and
data, performed hydraulic analyses to assess test
results, and reviewed media specifications to support
Seqwater.
Public Water Systems, Confidential Client* | Arizona |
Design Engineer
Tori assisted in the design of two well water systems
for a confidential client in Arizona. Both systems were rehabilitated and consist of the following components:
submersible well pump, dry chlorination system,
potable water day tank, and package booster pump
station with hydropneumatic tank. Tori was
responsible for developing the hydraulics to select
appropriate submersible well pump and package
booster pump models for each system. She drafted
construction drawings for both projects and worked
with the project engineer to develop site layout
options and communicate with the client to refine the
layout. Tori also assisted in the development of
technical specifications and design report for each of
the systems and supported coordination with
regulatory agencies to acquire permits for the
systems.
Regional Coordination of the Safe Clean Water
Program (SCWP) | LA County Flood Control District |
Los Angeles County, California |
Regional Coordinator
The District contracted Stantec to serve as regional
coordinator of the SCWP which distributes about
$300 million across Los Angeles County to be
managed by cities, the county, and nine watershed
area steering committees in efforts to augment water
supply, mitigate water quality degradation, and
provide community benefits. Our approach to
supporting the regional coordination of the SCWP
focuses on developing systems and templates to
ease the work of watershed area steering committee,
watershed coordinators, and Los Angeles County
staff responsible for program coordination. This
includes establishing training modules for steering
committee members and watershed coordinators,
instituting routine watershed coordinators meetings
with information sharing and peer-training agendas,
and producing template outreach tools for the
watershed coordinators to use. Tori is also supporting
watershed area steering committees and Los Angeles
County by staffing steering committee meetings.
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City of Santa Ana | On-Call Engineering Design Services for PFAS Treatment Systems RFP NO. 22-133 A-35
* denotes projects completed with other firms
Dan Heston
Engineering Services During Construction
32 years of professional experience · Irvine, California 30% AVAILABLE
Dan has more than 20 years of inspection experience. He began his career as a field technician and quickly advanced to the role of operations manager and construction inspector. Dan has worked on many types of projects as a senior construction inspector, quality assurance and quality control paving inspector, and roadway inspector among others. Dan has worked on freeways, airports, dams, schools, military bases, railroads, housing tracts, and various private and public works projects. He managed a testing lab and oversaw daily operations, including breaking concrete test cylinders, Proctor and Marshall testing, and sieve analysis. Dan has dispatched field inspectors and reviewed daily field and lab testing reports.
EDUCATION
Attended California State University, Long Beach,
California
CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Nuclear Gage License #23624, CPN, San Clemente,
California, 1994
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
City of Santa Ana Well 40 PFAS | On-Call Consulting
Services for PFAS Treatment Systems Design |
Orange County Water District (OCWD) | Santa Ana,
California | Sr. Construction Inspector/Office Engineer To build an addition to the existing water treatment
system, this project encompassed piping for the Ion
Exchange Vessels, Booster Pump and Cartridge
Filter systems to filter and remove the PFAS from the
ground water. Dan inspected the construction of the
filter systems, mechanical and electrical systems,
building of the CMU walls and fencing for the project
yard enclosure, as well as the paving for the site. He
managed the monthly pay application and held bi-
weekly progress meetings. Dan helped make sure
that the construction was performed as per plan and
that the work was done in a safe manner.
Metro Crenshaw/LAX Light Rail | Los Angeles,
California | Sr. Structures/Civil Inspector
This project is an 8.5-mile extension light rail from the Exposition Line to LAX. It has eight stations either at, above or below ground with six bridges. Dan’s duties
consisted of: 1) inspecting the construction of the
Guideway and ballast retaining walls, as well as
station structures to assist in ensuring that they are
built as per plans and specifications; 2) documenting
man power, equipment, materials and as built plans;
3) assisting in the monthly progress payments; 4)
assisting in track placement inspections; and 5)
helping to ensure work was being
performed in a safe
manner.
Orangethorpe Grade Separation | Anaheim, California
| Sr. Structures/Civil Inspector
This project consists of building a bridge over the
railway tracks and three bridges over river channels
with nine mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls to
build the grade separation. Dan’s responsibilities
consisted of: 1) document pile driving, MSE wall
construction and bridge structure construction,
materials, equipment, man hours and activities being
performed on a daily basis; 2) help make sure that the
work is being performed to the specifications of the
plans and change orders; 3) oversee that the work is
being done in a safe manner; and 4) assist in monthly
progress payments.
I-405 & SR- 134 Freeway Sound Walls* | Metro |
Burbank and Mission Hills, California | Construction
Inspector
Dan reviewed submittals, RFIs, and pay progress
reports. He also tracked labor, equipment, material,
and work methods. Dan oversaw the special
inspectors and documented their testing to verify the
project met contract documents and specifications.
The project work included building barriers and sound
walls along the freeway.
SIR-55/SIR-22 Interchange Widening* | Santa Ana,
California | Roadway Inspector
Dan led inspections for the ramp and bridge widening.
He verified the structural excavation and backfills,
k-rail placement and constructions signs, and traffic
control and striping met plan specifications. He
inspected roadway sections, drainage systems,
utilities, AC, and concrete placements. Dan also
oversaw erosion control and landscapes.
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Dave Lewis, PE
Primary Location: Irvine, CA
Senior Engineer, 28 years experience
ENTERPRISE AUTOMATION ● 210 GODDARD ● IRVINE, CA ● 92618 PHONE (949) 769-6000 ● WWW.EAINTEGRATOR.COM Professional Summary
• With 28 years of Industrial automation and controls utilizing Modicon/Schneider Electric, Allen- Bradley, Barber-Colman/Eurotherm, Siemens, CitectSCADA, Wonderware InTouch, motion control, and VFDs. Specialties include Schneider Electric PLC programming and panel design, installation, and commissioning.
Formal Education
• Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering University of Akron, 1993 Professional Certifications
• EcoStruxure Plant Certified - Control Expert Schneider Electric, 2022 • EcoStruxure Plant Certified Modernization – Tools Schneider Electric, 2018 • Licensed Professional in Electrical Engineering State of California Formal Training
• Wonderware App Server 2014 R2 SP1 Schneider Electric, 2018 Significant Projects
• Sweetwater Authority Desalination Expansion
Served as Engineer on a project to overhaul the SCADA system during the expansion of a reverse osmosis desalination facility. Responsibilities included field investigation of existing systems, the design of 11 new control cabinets for ground water wells and water treatment, the design of upgrade modifications for existing control cabinets, development of work orders to complete the upgrade. Worked in coordination with multiple contractors to perform onsite implementation and startup processes.
• Sweetwater Authority Water Treatment Facility Control System Upgrade Served as Project Engineer, panel designer and programmer on multiple contracts to upgrade a controls system for a 30M gallon water treatment facility. The projects involved modifications, additions, and upgrades to a redundant CitectSCADA server system, single and multi -monitor clients, historian, and AMPLA system. The scope of work included implementing a new Unity Pro based Modicon plant master PLC with Ethernet based field I/O. Responsibilities include d field investigation of existing systems, field I/O panel design, Modicon Unity P ro programming and configuration, CitectSCADA programming, software standards development, software implementation, electrical design, onsite implementation and startup. • Rancho California Water District Wastewater Treatment Facility Controls System Documentation Served as Project Engineer to document existing electrical, PLC, and SCADA controls at a 5M gallon waste water treatment facility. This documentation was then used in conjunction with the district to budget and schedule for a multiyear controls sys tem upgrade for the facility. Responsibilities included collecting existing customer as -built drawings and verifying that they match ed existing field control pane l wiring, developing documentation on all existing control systems, and identification of possible future PLC and remote I/O panel locations.
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City of Santa Ana | On-Call Engineering Design Services for PFAS Treatment Systems RFP NO. 22-133 A-37
Dave Lewis, PE
ENTERPRISE AUTOMATION ● 210 GODDARD ● IRVINE, CA ● 92618 PHONE (949) 769-6000 ● WWW.EAINTEGRATOR.COM • Rancho California Water District Water Pump Station Engine Controls Upgrade Served as Project Engineer to upgrade n atural gas engine control panels. The project involved modifications to the existing Unity Pro PLC program to convert from serial Modbus communications to Ethernet based Modbus TCP/IP to gather emissions data for air quality compliance. Responsibilities included PLC programming, network design. Worked in coordination with engine controls contractor to perform onsite implementation and startup processes. • J.R. Simplot Nitric Acid Plant Controls Rehabilitation Project Engineer on contracts valued at $1.5 million to upgrade the controls system at J.R.
Simplot’s nitric acid plant in California. The upgrades required significant reverse engineering and rehabilitation of the I/O and PLC systems comprising of approximately 350 I/O points and 14 legacy distributed RTUs. Performed design and commissioning efforts to provide 1 new master PLC panel an d 4 remote I/O panels based on Allen Bradley Controllogix 5000, Flex I/O and ControlNet. Developed ControlLogix 5000 PLC code and associated CitectSCADA revisions as legacy PLCs were decommissioned. Responsibilities include SCADA and PLC programming, network design, control panel design, management of client’s electricians, quality control procedures, startup and training.
Employment History
• Enterprise Automation, Irvine, CA, Senior Engineer Sep. 2008 – Present • Bekum America Corp., Williamston, MI, Controls Engineer Oct. 1993 – Aug. 2008
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Matt Avila, PMP
Primary Location: Phoenix, AZ
Project Manager, 10+ years experience
ENTERPRISE AUTOMATION ● 210 GODDARD ● IRVINE, CA ● 92618 PHONE (949) 769-6000 ● WWW.EAINTEGRATOR.COM Professional Summary
Project manager in multiple industries including defense, systems integration, and control systems integration. Graduate from the United States Air Force Academy and served six years as an aircraft maintenance officer in the United States Air Force leading diverse, cross-functional teams. Over two years as a project manager for systems integrator s, culminating as a program manager overseeing a large portfolio of projects. Currently a project manager and engineering supervisor for Enterprise Automation.
Specific experience with SCADA conversion projects, Master planning, design consulting, and complex scheduling, project budgeting, scope management, and risk analysis.
Formal Education
• Master of Science in Project Management Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, 2017 • Bachelor of Science, Military Strategic Studies United States Air Force Academy, 2011 Professional Certifications
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Project Management Institute, 2021 • ISO 9001 Certified 2018
• Squadron Officer School 2016
Significant Projects
• Encina Wastewater Authority Multiple Projects
Project Manager running up to 16 concurrent projects. Projects varied in scope and size from a complete upgrade of the Primaries Area, coordinating with multiple contractors (construction, sub- contractors, vendors) across a multi-million dollar/multi-year endeavor to annual support budgets to conduct routine maintenance within dedicated SCADA systems within the Authority purview. • City of San Mateo Annual Support Contract
Project Manager of a 5- year Professional Services Agreement to the City of Newport Beach.
Established City pain -points and developed multi -year SCADA improvement plan, reducing City outages, operating costs and improving SCADA system reliability. • Siegfried Wonderware Platform Upgrade
Project Manager for a SCADA remediation and upgrade project, combined with PLC optimization.
Due to the nature of the medical facility, this project required extensive planning around construction and operational impacts, SCADA programming, PLC programming, electrical design, and sub-contractor coordination.
• Schneider Energy Sustainability Services SCADA consulting services Project Manager of a multi-million dollar/multi -year/multi-location series of projects targeting waste water treatment facilities within the Los Angeles County Sanitation District. Activities included coordination with multiple contractors (construction, sub -contractors, vendors), master planning, SCADA programming, PLC programming and electrical design consulting for facilities in Valencia and Simi Valley, CA.
• Wellhead Corporation Cogen Upgrade
Project Manager of a SCADA remediation project at a cogeneration facility located in Fresno, CA.
Required exten sive commissioning planning in order to minimize operational impacts, PLC programming and flexible on-site support.
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ENTERPRISE AUTOMATION ● 210 GODDARD ● IRVINE, CA ● 92618 PHONE (949) 769-6000 ● WWW.EAINTEGRATOR.COM • City of Newport Beach Annual Support Contract
Project Manager of a 5- year Professional Services Agreement to the City of Newport Beach.
Established City pain -points and developed multi -year SCADA improvement plan, reducing City outages, operating costs and improving SCADA system reliability. • Amazon Multiple Projects
With a previous employer, Program Manager of $25M+ annual budget across 6 key initiatives, improving end-to-end warehouse logistics within the customer enterprise. Developed projects from Alpha concept, through Beta testing to mass production of machines within defined OEE and cost- analysis parameters. Designed, built and tested mu ltiple independent machines from a mechanical, electrical and controls perspective.
• Corning Connector Assembly System
With a previous employer, Project Manager of a $2M budget to develop, design, build and test a fully automated connector assembly machine validating 16 key characteristics per part. Capable of producing 150 parts/min with a <3% scrap rate, replacing a previously manual process.
Work Experience
• Enterprise Automation, Remote, Project Manager Jan 2020 – Present • JR Automation, Holland, MI, Project/Program Manager Nov 2017 – December 2019 • United States Air Force, multiple locations, Officer May 2011 – Nov 2017 • United States Air Force, multiple locations, Enlisted Sep 2005 – Jun 2007 Matt Avila, PMP
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Zack Gentry
Primary Location: Irvine, CA
Controls Engineer II, 7 years experience
ENTERPRISE AUTOMATION ● 210 GODDARD ● IRVINE, CA ● 92618 PHONE (949) 769-6000 ● WWW.EAINTEGRATOR.COM Professional Summary
• Zack has 7 years of experience in industrial automation and controls concentrated on water and wastewater. He has acted as a Project Technical Lead for dozens of projects including control system upgrades for water treatment facilities, water distribution site design and implementations, SCADA platform upgrades. His te chnical knowledge and experience include s designing PLC/SCADA standards, writing site functional descriptions, programming, installation, and commissioning of a variety of systems including CitectSCADA, Modicon/Schneider Electric and Allen Bradley PLCs.
Formal Education
• Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering Cal Poly Pomona, 2015 - Minor in Materials Science and Engineering
Professional Certifications
• AVEVA CitectSCADA Certified Expert (CSCE) v2018 AVEVA, 2020 • Control Expert Certified Professional Schneider Electric, 2021 • EcoStruxure Plant Certified – PLC Modernization Schneider Electric, 2021 • EcoStruxure Plant Certified – Control System Schneider Electric, 2020 • EcoStruxure Plant Certified – Hybrid DCS Schneider Electric, 2019 • Vijeo Citect Certified Professional (VCCP) Schneider Electric, 2015 • Water Treatment Operator, Grade T2 California State Water Resources Control Board, 2019 • Water Distribution Operator, Grade D2 California State Water Resources Control Board, 2019 Formal Training Courses
• AVEVA Predictive Analytics (PRiSM) Training AVEVA, 2020 • Dream Report 5.0 Foundations Training Ocean Data Systems, 2020 Significant Projects
• City of Newport Beach SCADA System Services
Served as Project Technical Lead to support an on-going effort to maintain and improve the City’s SCADA infrastructure. The project team worked alongside City staff to develop a long-term strategy to upgrade hardware, security, software, and system performance. An audit of the system was performed to highlight risk areas. A series of projects were conduc ted to upgrade site communications, replace SCADA servers, and deploy a new alarm dialer. • City of Fresno Water Treatment Facility CO2 System Upgrade Served as Project Technical Lead on a project to replace the CO2 system at the NE Surface Water Treatment Facility. This project integrated new equipment into the existing Schneider Electric Quantum and CitectSCADA system for monitoring and control. Responsibilities included all facets of control system implementation including networking, PLC programming, HMI programming, testing, on-site commissioning, and training.
• City of Santa Ana Groundwater Automation Consulting and Design Services Served as Project Technical Lead on many projects to upgrade the control system of multiple groundwater sites across the city. The project team has developed control system standards and design documentation for groundwater wells, reservoirs, pump stations, lift stations, p ressure reducing stations, and system connections to other entities.
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Zack Gentry
ENTERPRISE AUTOMATION ● 210 GODDARD ● IRVINE, CA ● 92618 PHONE (949) 769-6000 ● WWW.EAINTEGRATOR.COM • City of Fresno T3 Surface Water Treatment Plant SCADA Upgrade Served as Project Technical Lead on a project to replace the SCADA hardware and software for the facility’s control system. The project updated the software of the plant’s six PLCs and consolidated the plant’s SCADA system into a single redundant system with standardized graphics. The SCADA platform upgrades included a network re -design with industry best practices, a new Wonde rware Historian, automated reports, and automatic alarm dialing. Led the commissioning of the system and supported plant operations staff during startup.
• Sweetwater Authority Desalination Facility Expansion
Served as Engineer on a project to overhaul the SCADA and control systems during the expansion of a 10 -million gallon per day reverse osmosis desalination facility. Responsibilities included developing the functional specification (detailed control narrative) for the facility and programming of the Schneider Electric Quantum and M340 Unity -based PLC programs, onsite commissioning , testing, and training.
• City of Santa Ana Pump Station Control System Replacement Served as Engineer on a project to revamp the control system of 20 MGD pump station within the City’s potable water distribution system. Responsibilities included reviewing and revising the functional descriptions for the pump station and other ancillary sites, specification and design of the facility’s Schneider Electric Magelis HMIs, programming of the Schneider Electric M340 Unity- based PLC programs, and onsite commissioning and testing. • Water Replenishment District Ground Water Improvement Project (GRIP) Served as consulting Engineer for the control system during the design-construction phase of the GRIP facility, an Advanced Water Treatment Facility (AWTF) designed to treated approximately 10,000 acre feet of tertiary water annually. Provided consulting services to review the following:
control panel & control networking implementation, PLC code, SCADA screens, alarm dialing, and reporting. Maintained WRD’s SCADA control system standard library and managed standard change requests related to SCADA/PLC.
• Encina Wastewater Authority Wastewater Facility SCADA Replacement Design Served as Engineer on a project to replace the SCADA and controls system of a wastewater facility serving over 400,000 residents. Responsibilities included investigation of the existing control system to identify areas for networking and control systems improvements and design ing, documenting, programming and testing of SCADA and PLC standards. • City of Fresno NE Surface Water Treatment Plant SCADA Upgrade Served as Engineer on a project to upgrade obsolete hardware and software for facility’s control system. Responsibilities included conversion of the existing Hot Standby Quantum PLC program from Concept v2.6 to Unity Pro v11.0, reverse engineering of the communications between the plant’s main Quantum PLC and various obsolete field devices, re -programming the field device communications using Ethernet and serial, and programming the plant’s main Quantum PLC to control 18 additional valves, providing on-site support during commissioning and testing. • Sweetwater Authority Storage Tank Fill Control Reprogramming Served as Engineer on a project to revise the control strategy used to automate the filling cycles of a 4 -million-gallon water storage tank. Responsib ilities included modification of the functional specification, modification of Modicon Momentum and Quantum PLC programs, revisions to the Modbus serial radio communications configuration, modification of Modicon Magelis OIT programs, modification of a CitectSCADA HMI, and onsite commissioning and testing.
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STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS | WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
Resumes
Djan Chandra, PE GE
Senior Principal Engineer
Djan’s area of expertise includes foundation design, soil reinforcement, slope stability analysis, and pavement design/rehabilitation. With 33 years of experience, he has successfully completed wastewater and waterworks projects throughout Southern California for many sanitation and water agencies. His extensive experience in design and application of geosynthetics reinforcements in geotechnical engineering, including over steepened slopes, pavement subgrade stabilization, and segmental retaining walls, has been proven an asset on a variety of projects.
Serrano Water District Wells 3 and 5 PFAS Treatment Plant, Villa Park, CA.
Geotechnical Engineer for a PFAS treatment plant that includes six 12-foot diameter GAC vessels supported on a concrete pad and the associated piping and site paving. Conducted field exploration consisting of two hollow-stem auger borings to refusal depths of 11 to 15 feet into the gravel and cobble layers.
Prepared a geotechnical exploration report with recommendations for site grading, seismic and foundation design parameters, and pavement.
Well 1A PFAS Treatment Facility, City of Fullerton, CA. Geotechnical Engineer for a PFAS treatment facility that includes four 12-foot diameter, ion-exchange (IX) vessels supported on a concrete pad and a pre-filtration system. Drilled and sampled two exploratory borings to a depth of 26½ feet. Provided geotechnical recommendations for the project and prepared a report presenting the findings, conclusions, and recommendations. Provided oversight for geotechnical and special inspection and testing services during construction.
Main Plant PFAS Treatment Facility, City of Fullerton, CA. Geotechnical Engineer for a PFAS treatment facility for Wells 3A and 5 through 8 at the City’s Main Plant. The new facility includes 16 to 20 new ion-exchange (IX) and/or GAC vessels with new supply and waste tanks supported on concrete pads. The geotechnical exploration also evaluated an alternative location within the plant, which is also being considered as a permanent location for additional 20 new vessels. Advanced six borings to depths of 11½ to 26½ feet and collected soil samples for laboratory testing. Provided oversight and coordination with the City, subcontractors, and project civil engineers for the field exploration and development of the geotechnical recommendations for the project.
Yorba Linda Water District Headquarters PFAS Treatment Facility, Placentia, CA. Geotechnical Engineer for a PFAS treatment facility for Wells 1, 5, 7, 10, 12, 18, and 19 at the District’s headquarters that consists of 6 pre- treatment vessels and 22 new ion exchange (IX) vessels. Each vessel is 12-foot in diameter and 16.5-foot tall, supported on a 2.5-foot-thick mat foundation. Other improvements include a booster pump station, new piping, equipment, and site paving. The field exploration included exploratory borings to a depth of 50 feet since the site is located in a liquefaction zone. Developed geotechnical recommendations for the project, including mitigation measures for liquefaction potential, prepared a geotechnical exploration report, and provided inspection and testing services during construction. The project is one of the largest PFAS Systems of its kind to be installed in the country and can produce 19 million of treated groundwater per day.
33 Years of Industry Exp.
M.S., Civil Engineering, Texas
A&M University, College
Station, Texas
B.S., Civil Engineering, Chung
Yuan Christian University,
Taiwan
CA Registered Geotechnical
Engineer #2376
CA Registered Civil Engineer
#50068
40-Hour Cal-OSHA Health
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STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS | WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
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Yorba Linda Water District Well No. 20 and Well No. 21 PFAS Treatment Plants, Anaheim, CA. Geotechnical engineer for PFAS treatment plants at the two well sites located diagonally across a groundwater spreading basin. Well No. 20 will have four ion-exchange (IX) vessels or six GAC vessels with a GAC backwash supply tank, and a GAC backwash waste tank. Well No. 21 will have four IX vessels. Three borings were drilled to a maximum depth of 50 feet. Geotechnical challenges included loose soils, shallow groundwater, and liquefaction potential. Prepared a geotechnical exploration report presenting findings, conclusions, and recommendations for the project.
GAC Vessels, San Juan Capistrano Valley Water District, San Juan Capistrano, CA. Project Geotechnical Engineer for 8 steel vessels added to an existing water treatment facility. The vessels, each approximately 10 feet in diameter and weighing 150,000 pounds, were placed in a single row and supported on a mat foundation system. Performed field exploration consisting of two Cone Penetrometer Test (CPT) soundings to a depth of 50 feet, developed mitigation measure for liquefaction potential and recommendations for foundation design, and prepared a geotechnical exploration report. During construction, provided compaction testing and concrete sampling and testing services.
Well 38 PFAS Treatment Facility, City of Santa Ana, CA. Geotechnical Engineer for a PFAS treatment facility that includes four 12-foot diameter, ion-exchange (IX) vessels supported on a concrete pad and a pre-filtration system. Drilled and sampled two exploratory borings to a maximum depth of 50 feet. Evaluated liquefaction potential at the site and developed geotechnical recommendations for design and construction of the project.
Serrano Water District PFAS Water Treatment Plant, Villa Park, CA. Associate Engineer. Leighton conducted a geotechnical engineering exploration for the Serrano Water District Wells 3 and 5 PFAS Treatment Plant. Our team explored the subsurface conditions at the well site in order to provide geotechnical recommendations to aid in design and construction of the project.
The project included six 12-foot diameter GAC vessels supported on a concrete pad. Other improvements include the associated piping and site paving.
Additional PFAS Project Experience
• Kimberly Well 2 PFAS Water Treatment Plant, Orange County Water District, Fullerton, CA • Sunclipse 10 PFAS Water Treatment Plant, Orange County Water District, Fullerton, CA • Santa Ana Well 40 PFAS, Santa Ana, CA
• Santa Ana Crooke Station Wells 27, 28, and 31, Santa Ana, CA • IRWD Well ET-1 PFAS Water Treatment Plant, Irvine Ranch Water District, Irvine, CA • Downey Wells 4, 11, and 2, PFAS, Downey, CA
• IRWD Shallow Groundwater Unit (SGU) PFAS Treatment Plant, Irvine Ranch Water District, Irvine, CA
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Christian Delgadillo, PE, GE
Associate Engineer
Christian has experience in geotechnical engineering, construction observation, testing, data analyses, and report preparation for various types of public works, transportation, governmental and utility projects. His responsibilities include managing, coordinating and conducting subsurface investigations and develop cross sections by logging and sampling hollow-stem auger borings and rotary wash borings, and supervising cone penetration testing (CPT), preparation of laboratory assignments, analyze computer models to predict slope stability for natural and manmade slopes, perform earthquake induced liquefaction and settlement analysis and identify the potential hazards, pavement rehabilitation and/or reconstruction design, develop recommendations for design, grading, and construction of various types of projects. His construction observation experience includes tie-back testing, overseeing full displacement cast in situ pile installation and testing, soil nail installation and testing, temporary soldier pile driving, and micropile installation and testing. He has an in depth understanding of advanced soil mechanics, subsurface interpretation, seismic hazard analyses, site specific ground motion, expansion potential, liquefaction evaluation, slope stability, shallow and deep foundations, in situ testing and geotechnical instrumentation, pavement design and geotechnical engineering, in situ permeability determination, and laboratory analysis of soils.
Yorba Linda Water District Headquarters PFAS Treatment Facility, Placentia, CA. Project Engineer for a PFAS treatment facility for Wells 1, 5, 7, 10, 12, 18, and 19 at the District’s headquarters that consists of 6 pre- treatment vessels and 22 new ion exchange (IX) vessels. Each vessel is 12-foot in diameter and 16.5-foot tall, supported on a 2.5-foot-thick mat foundation. Other improvements include a booster pump station, new piping, equipment, and site paving. The field exploration included exploratory borings to a depth of 50 feet since the site is located in a liquefaction zone. Developed geotechnical recommendations for the project, including mitigation measures for liquefaction potential, prepared a geotechnical exploration report, and provided inspection and testing services during construction. The project is one of the largest PFAS Systems of its kind to be installed in the country and can produce 19 million of treated groundwater per day.
Serrano Water District PFAS Water Treatment Plant, Villa Park, CA. Project Engineer. Leighton conducted a geotechnical engineering exploration for the Serrano Water District Wells 3 and 5 PFAS Treatment Plant.
Explored the subsurface conditions at the well site in order to provide geotechnical recommendations to aid in design and construction of the project.
The project included six 12-foot diameter GAC vessels supported on a concrete pad. Other improvements include the associated piping and site paving.
Well 1A PFAS Treatment Facility, City of Fullerton, CA. Project Engineer for a PFAS treatment facility that includes four 12-foot diameter, ion-exchange (IX) vessels supported on a concrete pad and a pre-filtration system. Drilled and sampled two exploratory borings to a depth of 26½ feet. Provided geotechnical recommendations for the project and prepared a report presenting the findings, conclusions, and recommendations. Provided geotechnical and special inspection and testing services during construction.
12 Years of Industry Exp.
MS, Civil Engineering,
California State Polytechnic
University, Pomona
BS, Civil Engineering,
California State Polytechnic
University, Pomona
CA Civil Engineer #83331
CA Geotechnical Engineer
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Yorba Linda Water District Well No. 20 and Well No. 21 PFAS Treatment Plants, Anaheim, CA. Project engineer for PFAS treatment plants at the two well sites located diagonally across a groundwater spreading basin. Well No. 20 will have four ion-exchange (IX) vessels or six GAC vessels with a GAC backwash supply tank, and a GAC backwash waste tank. Well No. 21 will have four IX vessels. Three borings were drilled to a maximum depth of 50 feet. Geotechnical challenges included loose soils, shallow groundwater, and liquefaction potential.
Prepared a geotechnical exploration report presenting findings, conclusions, and recommendations for the project.
Well 38 PFAS Treatment Facility, City of Santa Ana, CA. Geotechnical Engineer for a PFAS treatment facility that includes four 12-foot diameter, ion-exchange (IX) vessels supported on a concrete pad and a pre-filtration system. Drilled and sampled two exploratory borings to a maximum depth of 50 feet. Evaluated liquefaction potential at the site and developed geotechnical recommendations for design and construction of the project.
Main Plant PFAS Treatment Facility, City of Fullerton, CA. Project Engineer for a PFAS treatment facility for Wells 3A and 5 through 8 at the City’s Main Plant. The new facility includes 16 to 20 new ion-exchange (IX) and/or GAC vessels with new supply and waste tanks supported on concrete pads. The geotechnical exploration also evaluated an alternative location within the plant, which is also being considered as a permanent location for additional 20 new vessels. Advanced six borings to depths of 11½ to 26½ feet and collected soil samples for laboratory testing.
Additional PFAS Project Experience
• Santa Ana Well 40 PFAS, Santa Ana, CA
• Santa Ana Crooke Station Wells 27, 28, and 31, Santa Ana, CA • IRWD Well ET-1 PFAS Water Treatment Plant, Irvine Ranch Water District, Irvine, CA • Downey Wells 4, 11, and 2, PFAS, Downey, CA
• IRWD Shallow Groundwater Unit (SGU) PFAS Treatment Plant, Irvine Ranch Water District, Irvine, CA
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EXHIBIT C
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Fee Proposal for
On-Call Engineering
Design Services for
PFAS Treatment Systems
FEE PROPOSAL
CITY OF SANTA ANA | RFP NO. 22-133
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
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G. FeeG. Fee
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71,843
98,309
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7. 8.
Bid Phase Services
Engineering Services During Construction
[email protected]
Project Manager/Principal Agent/Senior Principal
38 Technology Drive | Irvine CA 92618-5312
(949) 328-2405
James A Cathcart, PE, F . ASCE
699,262
107,296
25,272
37,636
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Appendix B Stantec Fee Estimate
Jim Cathcart, PE
Project Manager/ Principal
Agent
Tyer Hadacek, PE
Project Engineer
Technical Advisors
Cole Warrick, PE
Project Engineer
Tori Klug, PE
Hydraulics
Anna Philipp
Process Engineer
Ryan Capelle, PE
Process Advisor
Sean Neprud, PE
Mechanical
Nahid Heidarbaghi, PE
Site Civil
Jesse Ditch
Civil Designer
Simon Lin, SE
Structural Engineer
Debbie Yoon, PE
Structural Engineer
Senior Designer
CADD
Philip Atkinson, PE
Instrumentation & Controls
QAQC
Nadarajan Sankaran, PE
Instrumentation & Controls
Wendy Wu, I&C Designer II
Marla Smer Project Contols
Bruce Wong, PE
Electrical Engineer
Senior Electrical Designer
Jim Loucks Estimator
Greg Sebourn, PLS
Survey Manager
Jason Shockley
Survey
Two
Person Crew
Stantec Labor Hours
Stantec Fee
Other Direct Costs
Leighton Consulting
Geotechnical Subconsultant
Enterprise Automation
System Integration
Subconsultant
Total Fee
Hourly Rate $296 $200 $276 $178 $187 $145 $238 $211 $170 $164 $211 $150 $164 $238 $211 $178 $178 $200 $164 $250 $238 $200 $290 Task 1 Planning Study and Consulting Services 100 186 12 74 60 152 16 8 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 20 0 10 12 0 0 0 670 $ 134,460 $ 400 $ - $ - $ 134,860
1.1 Administration-Planning 32 10 20 62 $ 15,032
1.2 Kickoff Meeting 4 4 4 2 14 $ 3,118
1.3 Planning Workshops (2) 8 8 8 24 $ 5,392
1.4 Design Review Meeting 4 4 4 12 $ 3,088
1.5 Correspondence 20 8 28 $ 7,520
1.6 Data Collection and Analysis 16 16 40 72 $ 11,992
1.7 Site Visits 16 16 16 48 $ 8,368 $ 200
1.8 Alternatives Development, Permit Assessment 8 80 16 32 40 8 184 $ 34,904
1.9 Draft Report 16 24 8 20 8 40 8 4 6 6 6 12 158 $ 31,864 $ 100
1.10 Final Report 8 16 10 4 16 2 4 4 4 68 $ 13,182 $ 100 Task 2 Design Phase 96 132 32 144 64 124 16 116 80 300 34 128 80 6 88 88 40 76 136 34 8 24 24 1870 $ 352,254 $ 6,500 $ 18,795 $ 54,285 $ 431,834
2.1 Administraion-Design 60 20 40 120 $ 28,880
2.2 10 Percent Submittal (Draft PDR) 8 16 8 24 16 20 4 16 24 8 8 24 24 200 $ 40,704 $ 6,000
2.3 30 Percent Submittal (Final PDR) 8 16 8 24 16 32 8 24 24 48 20 40 40 40 16 16 16 396 $ 73,868
2.3 60 Percent Submittal 8 40 8 40 20 40 40 20 120 10 60 20 4 24 40 24 40 10 568 $ 102,142
2.5 90 Percent Submittal 8 30 8 32 8 24 8 40 12 72 4 20 20 2 16 24 20 80 8 436 $ 79,808
2.6 100 Percent Submittal 4 10 24 4 8 8 8 36 8 8 8 8 16 150 $ 26,852 $ 500 Task 3 Bid Phase Services 20 20 0 52 0 8 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 144 $ 25,172 $ 100 $ - $ - $ 25,272
3.1 Addenda (2) 4 12 12 8 16 4 4 4 64 $ 11,716
3.2 Contractor Questions/Prequalification/PlantBids 8 32 16 56 $ 10,912
3.3 Pre-Bid Meeting & Site Tour 8 8 8 24 $ 5,392 $ 100 Task 4 Engineering Services During Construction 60 48 0 98 0 60 0 40 32 0 16 56 0 0 56 0 20 28 40 0 0 0 0 554 $ 106,696 $ 600 $ - $ - $ 107,296
4.1 Administration 20 20 40 $ 9,480
4.2 Correspondence 16 16 32 $ 7,936
4.3 Requests for Information (15) 12 12 8 8 8 8 4 8 68 $ 13,072
4.4 Shop Drawing Reviews (100) 8 40 32 32 24 8 32 40 8 32 256 $ 45,968
4.5 Construction Change Orders (5) 4 12 10 8 34 $ 7,052
4.6 Field Meetings (10) 8 20 20 24 8 80 $ 14,028 $ 400
4.7 Final Inspection Site Visits (2) 8 8 8 24 $ 5,392 $ 200
4.8 Punch List (1) 4 8 8 20 $ 3,768
276 386 44 368 124 344 32 164 112 316 60 184 80 6 158 92 80 104 190 46 8 24 24 3238 $81,696 $77,200 $12,144 $65,504 $23,188 $49,880 $7,616 $34,604 $19,040 $51,824 $12,660 $27,600 $13,120 $1,428 $33,338 $16,376 $14,240 $20,800 $31,160 $11,500 $1,904 $4,800 $6,960 $ 618,582 $ 7,600 $ 18,795 $ 54,285 $ 699,262
TASK DESCRIPTION
LABOR HOURS Fee, Dollars
Total Hours
Total Fees
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SCHEDULE OF BILLING RATES – 2023 (USD)
Billing
Level
Hourly
Rate Description
3 4
5 $122
$129
$145
Junior Level position
Independently carries out assignments of limited scope using standard procedures, methods and techniques
Assists senior staff in carrying out more advanced procedures Completed work is reviewed for feasibility and soundness of judgment Graduate from an appropriate post-secondary program or equivalent Generally, one to three years’ experience
6 7
8 $150
$164
$170
Fully Qualified Professional Position
Carries out assignments requiring general familiarity within a broad field of the respective profession Makes decisions by using a combination of standard methods and techniques Actively participates in planning to ensure the achievement of objectives Works independently to interpret information and resolve difficulties Graduate from an appropriate post-secondary program, with credentials or equivalent Generally, three to six years’ experience
9 10
11 $178
$187
$200
First Level Supervisor or first complete Level of Specialization Provides applied professional knowledge and initiative in planning and coordinating work programs Adapts established guidelines as necessary to address unusual issues Decisions accepted as technically accurate, however may on occasion be reviewed for soundness of judgment
Graduate from an appropriate post-secondary program, with credentials or equivalent Generally, five to nine years’ experience
12 13
14 $211
$220
$238
Highly Specialized Technical Professional or Supervisor of groups of professionals Provides multi-discipline knowledge to deliver innovative solutions in related field of expertise Participates in short and long range planning to ensure the achievement of objectives Makes responsible decisions on all matters, including policy recommendations, work methods, and financial controls associated with large expenditures
Reviews and evaluates technical work
Graduate from an appropriate post-secondary program, with credentials or equivalent Generally, ten to fifteen years’ experience with extensive, broad experience 15 16
17 $250
$267
$275
Senior Level Consultant or Management
Recognized as an authority in a specific field with qualifications of significant value Provides multi-discipline knowledge to deliver innovative solutions in related field of expertise Independently conceives programs and problems for investigation Participates in discussions to ensure the achievement of program and/or project objectives Makes responsible decisions on expenditures, including large sums or implementation of major programs and/or projects
Graduate from an appropriate post-secondary program, with credentials or equivalent Generally, more than twelve years’ experience with extensive experience
18 19
20 21
$276
$286
$296
$314
Senior Level Management under review by Vice President or higher Recognized as an authority in a specific field with qualifications of significant value Responsible for long range planning within a specific area of practice or region Makes decisions which are far reaching and limited only by objectives and policies of the organization Plans/approves projects requiring significant human resources or capital investment Graduate from an appropriate post-secondary program, with credentials or equivalent Generally, fifteen years’ experience with extensive professional and management experience
Expert Witness Services carry a 50% premium on labor. Overtime will be charged at 1.5 times the standard billing rate. All labor rates will be subject to annual increase
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AGREEMENT WITH EEC ENVIRONMENTAL TO PROVIDE ON-CALL ENGINEERING
DESIGN SERVICES FOR PFAS TREATMENT SYSTEMS FOR THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into on this 4th day of April, 2023 by and between EEC Environmental, a California corporation (“Consultant”), and the C ity of Santa Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of the State of California (“City”).
RECITALS
A. On September 29, 2022 , the City issued Request for Proposal (“RFP”) No. 22-133, by which it sought qualified consultants to provide on -call engineering design services for PFAS treatment systems for the City’s Public Works Agency.
B. Consultant submitted a responsive proposal that was among those selected by the City. Consultant represents that it is able and willing to provide the services described in the scope of work that was included in RFP 22-133.
C. In undertaking the performance of this Agreement, Consultant represents that it is knowledgeable in its field and that any services performed by Consultant under this Agreement will be performed in compliance with such standards as may reasonably be expected from a professional cons ulting firm in the field.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual and respective promises, and subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows:
1. SCOPE OF SERVICES
On an on -call basis, and at the City’s sole discretion, Consultant shall perform the services described in the scope of work that was included in RFP No. 22-133, which is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated in full, and further delineated in Consultant’s proposal, attached hereto as Exhibit B and incorporated in full.
2. COMPENSATION
a. City neither warrants nor guarantees any minimum or maximum compensation to Consultant under this Agreement. Consultant shall be paid only for actual services performed under this Agreement at the rates and charges identified in Exhibit C. Consultant is one of three (3) consultants selected to provide engineering design services for PFAS treatment systems on an on-call basis under RFP 22-133. The total compensation for these services provided by all such consultants selected under RFP 22-133 shall not exceed the shared aggregate amount of Three Million, Dollars and Zero Cents ( $3,000,000) during the term of the Agreement, including any extension periods.
b. Payment by City shall be made within 45 days (forty-five) days following receipt of proper invoice evidencing work performed, subject to City accounting procedures. Payment need not
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be made for work which fails to meet the standards of performance set forth in the Recitals which may reasonably be expected by City.
3. TERM
This Agreement shall commence on the date first written above and terminate on April 3, 2026, unless terminated earlier in accordance with Section 16 , below. The term of this Agreement may be extended for up to two (2) , one-year periods upon a writing executed by the City Manager and City Attorney.
4. PREVAILING WAGES
Consultant is aware of the requirements of California Labor Code Section 1720, et seq., and 1770, et seq., as well as California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Section 16000, et seq., (“Prevailing Wage Laws”), which require the payment of prevailing wage rates and th e performance of other requirements on “public works” and “maintenance” projects. If the services being performed are part of an applicable “public works” or “maintenance” project, as defined by the Prevailing Wage Laws, and the total compensation is $1,0 00 or more, Consultant agrees to fully comply with such Prevailing Wage Laws.
Consultant shall defend, indemnify and hold the City, its elected officials, officers, employees and agents free and harmless from any claim or liability arising out of any fail ure or alleged failure to comply with the Prevailing Wage Laws.
5. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
Consultant shall, during the entire term of this Agreement, be construed to be an independent contractor and not an employee of the City. This Agreement is not intend ed nor shall it be construed to create an employer -employee relationship, a joint venture relationship, or to allow the City to exercise discretion or control over the professional manner in which Consultant performs the services which are the subject matter of this Agreement; however, the services to be provided by Consultant shall be provided in a manner consistent with all applicable standards and regulations governing such services. Consultant shall pay all salaries and wages, employer's social securit y taxes, unemployment insurance and similar taxes relating to employees and shall be responsible for all applicable withholding taxes.
6. OWNERSHIP OF MATERIALS
This Agreement creates a non-exclusive and perpetual license for City to copy, use, modify, reuse, or sublicense any and all copyrights, designs, and other intellectual property embodied in plans, specifications, studies, drawings, estimates, and other doc uments or works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, including but not limited to, physical drawings or data magnetically or otherwise recorded on computer diskettes, which are prepared or caused to be prepared by Consultant under this Agreement (“Documents & Data”). Consultant shall require all subcontractors to agree in writing that City is granted a non -exclusive and perpetual license for any Documents & Data the subcontractor prepares under this Agreement. Consultant represents and warrants that Consultant has the legal right to license any and all Documents & Data. Consultant makes no such representation and warranty in regard to Documents & Data which were provided to Consultant by the City. City shall not be limited in any way in its use of the Documents and Data at any time, provided that any such use not
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within the purposes intended by this Agreement shall be at City’s sole risk.
7. INSURANCE
Prior to undertaking performance of work under this Agreement, Consultant shall maintain and shall require its subcontractors, if any, to obtain and maintain insurance as described below:
a. Minimum Scope and Limit of Insurance
(1) Commercial General Liability (CGL) : Insurance Services Office Form CG 00 01 covering CGL on an “occurrence” basis, including products and completed operations, property damage, bodily injury and personal & advertising injury with limits no less than $1,000,000 per occurrence. If a general aggregate limit applies, either the general aggregate limit shall apply separately to this project/location (ISO CG 25 03 or 25 04) or the general aggregate limit shall be twice the required occurrence limit.
(2) Automobile Liability: ISO Form Number CA 00 01 covering any auto (Code 1), or if Consultant has no owned autos, hired, (Code 8) and non-owned autos (Code 9), with a limit no less than $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury and property damage.
(3) Workers’ Compensation: as required by the State of California, with Statutory Limits, and Employer’s Liability Insurance with limit of no less than $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury or disease.
(4) Professional Liability (Errors and Omissions): if Consultant is or employs a licensed professional such as an architect or engineer: Profe ssional liability (errors and omissions) insurance, with a combined single limit of not less than $2,000,000 per claim and a $2,000,000 aggregate.
(5) Broader Coverage: if the Consultant maintains broader coverage and/or higher limits than the minimums shown above, the City requires and shall be entitled to the broader coverage and/or the higher limits maintained by the Consultant. Any available insurance proceeds in excess of the specified minimum limits of insurance and coverage shall be available to the City.
b. Other Insurance Provisions
(1) Additional Insured Status: The City, its officers, officials, employees, and volunteers are to be covered as additional insureds on the CGL policy with respect to liability arising out of work or operations performed by or on behalf of the Consultant including materials, parts, or equipment furnished in connection with such work or operations.
General liability coverage can be provided in the form of an endorsement to the Consultant’s insurance (at least as broad as ISO Form CG 20 10 11 85 or if not available, through the addition of both CG 20 10, CG 20 26, CG 20 33, or CG 20 38; and CG 20 37 if a later edition is used).
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(2) Primary Coverage: For any claims related to this contract, the Consultant’s insurance coverage shall be primary coverage at least as broad as ISO CG 20 01 04 13 as respects the City, its officers, officials, employees, and volunteers. Any insurance or self - insurance maintained by the City, its officers, officials, employees, or volunteers shall be excess of the Consultant’s insurance and shall not contribute with it.
(3) Notice of Cancellation: Each insurance policy required above shall provide that coverage shall not be canceled, except with notice to the City.
(4) Waiver of Subrogation: Consultant hereby grants to City a waiver of any right to subrogation that any insurer of said Consultant may acquire against the City by virtue of the payment of any loss under such insurance. Consultant agrees to obtain any endorsement that may be necessary to affect this waiver of subrogation, but this provision applies regardless of whether or not the City has received a waiver of subrogation endorsement from the insurer.
(5) Self-Insured Retentions: Self-insured retentions must be declared to and approved by the City. The City may require the Consultant to purchase coverage with a lower retention or provide proof of ability to pay losses and related investigations, claim administration, and defense expenses within the retention. The policy language shall provide, or be endorsed to provide, that the self -insured retention may be satisfied by either the named insured or City.
(6) Claims Made Policies:
If any of the required policies provide coverage on a claims -made basis, the following applies:
i. The retroactive date must be shown, and must be before the date of the contract or the beginning of contract work.
ii. Insurance must be maintained and evidence of insurance must be provided for at least five (5) years after completion of the contract of work.
iii. If coverage is canceled or non-renewed, and not replaced with another claims- made policy form with a Retroactive Date prior to the contract effective date, the Consultant must purchase “extended reporting” coverage for a minimum of five (5) years after completion of work.
(7) Acceptability of Insurers: Insurance is to be placed with insurers authorized to conduct business in the state with a current A.M. Best’s rating of no less than A:VII, unless otherwise acceptable to the City.
(8) Verification of Coverage: Consultant shall furnish the City with original Certificates of Insurance including all required amendatory endorsements (or copies of the applicable policy language effecting coverage required by this clause) and a copy of the
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Declarations and Endorsement Page of the CGL policy listing all policy endorsements to City before work begins. However, failure to obtain the required documents prior to the work beginning shall not waive the Consultant’s obligation to provide them.
The City reserves the right to require complete, certified copies of all required insurance policies, including endorsements required by these specifications, at any time.
(9) Subcontractors: Consultant shall require and verify that all subcontractors maintain insurance meeting all the requirements stated herein, and Consultant shall ensure that City is an additional insured on insurance required from subcontractors. For CGL coverage, subcontractors shall provide coverage with a form at least as broad as CG 20 38 04 13.
(10) Special Risks or Circumstances: City reserves the right to modify these requirements, including limits, based on the nature of the risk, prior experience, insurer, coverage, or other special circumstances.
8. INDEMNIFICATION
Consultant agrees to defend, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the City, its officers, agents, employees, contractors, special counsel, and representatives from liability: (1) for personal injury, damages, just compensation, restitution, judicial or equitable relief arising out of claims for personal injury, including death, and claims for property damage, which may arise from the negligent operations of the Consultant, its subcontractors, agents, employees, or other persons acting on its behalf which relates to the services described in section 1 of this Agreement; and (2) from any claim that personal injury, damages, just compensation, restitution, judicial or equitable relief is due by reason of the te rms of or effects arising from this Agreement. This indemnity and hold harmless agreement applies to all claims for damages, just compensation, restitution, judicial or equitable relief suffered, or alleged to have been suffered, by reason of the events referred to in this Section or by reason of the terms of, or effects, arising from this Agreement. The Consultant further agrees to indemnify, hold harmless, and pay all costs for the defense of the City, including fees and costs for special counsel to be s elected by the City, regarding any action by a third party challenging the validity of this Agreement, or asserting that personal injury, damages, just compensation, restitution, judicial or equitable relief due to personal or property rights arises by reason of the terms of, or effects arising from this Agreement. City may make all reasonable decisions with respect to its representation in any legal proceeding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent Consultant’s services are subject to Civil Code Section 2782.8, the above indemnity shall be limited, to the extent required by Civil Code Section 2782.8, to claims that arise out of, pertain to, or relate to the negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct of the Consultant.
9. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INDEMNIFICATION
Consultant shall defend and indemnify the City, its officers, agents, representatives, and employees against any and all liability, including costs, for infringement of any United States’ letters patent, trademark, or copyright infringement, including costs, contain ed in the work product or documents provided by Consultant to the City pursuant to this Agreement.
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10. RECORDS
Consultant shall keep records and invoices in connection with the work to be performed under this Agreement. Consultant shall maintain complete an d accurate records with respect to the costs incurred under this Agreement and any services, expenditures, and disbursements charged to the City for a minimum period of three (3) years, or for any longer period required by law, from the date of final payment to Consultant under this Agreement. All such records and invoices shall be clearly identifiable.
Consultant shall allow a representative of the City to examine, audit, and make transcripts or copies of such records and any other documents created pursuant to this Agreement during regular business hours.
Consultant shall allow inspection of all work, data, documents, proceedings, and activities related to this Agreement for a period of three (3) years from the date of final payment to Consultant under this Agreement.
11. CONFIDENTIALITY
If Consultant receives from the City information which due to the nature of such information is reasonably understood to be confidential and/or proprietary, Consultant agrees that it shall not use or disclose such information except in the performance of this Agreement, and further agrees to exercise the same degree of care it uses to protect its own information of like importance, but in no event less than reasonable c are. “Confidential Information” shall include all nonpublic information. Confidential information includes not only written information, but also information transferred orally, visually, electronically, or by other means. Confidential information disclo sed to either party by any subsidiary and/or agent of the other party is covered by this Agreement. The foregoing obligations of non -use and nondisclosure shall not apply to any information that (a) has been disclosed in publicly available sources; (b) is , through no fault of the Consultant disclosed in a publicly available source; (c) is in rightful possession of the Consultant without an obligation of confidentiality; (d) is required to be disclosed by operation of law; or (e) is independently developed by the Consultant without reference to information disclosed by the City.
12. CONFLICT OF INTEREST CLAUSE
Consultant covenants that it presently has no interests and shall not have interests, direct or indirect, which would conflict in any manner with perfor mance of services specified under this Agreement.
13. NON-DISCRIMINATION
Consultant shall not discriminate because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, gender, medical conditions, gene tic information, or military and veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry, or disability, as defined and prohibited by applicable law, in the recruitment, selection, teaching, training, utilization, promotion, termination or other employment related activities or any services provided under this Agreement. Consultant affirms that it is an equal opportunity employer and shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
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14. EXCLUSIVITY AND AMENDMENT
This Agreement represents the complete and exclusive statement between the City and Consultant, and supersedes any and all other agreements, oral or written, between the parties. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and any attachments hereto, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.
This Agreement may not be modified except by written instrument signed by the City and by an authorized representative of Consultant. The parties agree that any terms or conditions of any purchase order or other instrument that are inconsistent with, or in addition to, the terms and conditions hereof, shall not bind or obligate Consultant or the City. Each party to this Agreement ack nowledges that no representations, inducements, promises or agreements, orally or otherwise, have been made by any party, or anyone acting on behalf of any party, which is not embodied herein.
15. ASSIGNMENT
Inasmuch as this Agreement is intended to secure the specialized services of Consultant, Consultant may not assign, transfer, delegate, or subcontract any interest herein without the prior written consent of the City and any such assignment, transfer, dele gation or subcontract without the City's prior written consent shall be considered null and void. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to limit the City’s ability to have any of the services which are the subject to this Agreement performed by Cit y personnel or by other contractors retained by City.
16. TERMINATION
This Agreement may be terminated by the City upon thirty (30) days written notice of termination.
In such event, Consultant shall be entitled to receive and the City shall pay Consultant compensation for all services performed by Consultant prior to receipt of such notice of termination, subject to the following conditions:
a. As a condition of such payment, the Executive Director may require Consultant to deliver to the City all work pro duct(s) completed as of such date, and in such case such work product shall be the property of the City unless prohibited by law, and Consultant consents to the City's use thereof for such purposes as the City deems appropriate. b. Payment need not be made for work which fails to meet the standard of performance specified in the Recitals of this Agreement.
17. WAIVER
No waiver of breach, failure of any condition, or any right or remedy contained in or granted by the provisions of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by the party waiving the breach, failure, right or remedy. No waiver of any breach, failure or right, or remedy shall be deemed a waiver of any other breach, failure, right or remedy, whether or not similar, nor sha ll any waiver constitute a continuing waiver unless the writing so specifies.
18. JURISDICTION - VENUE
This Agreement has been executed and delivered in the State of California and the validity,
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interpretation, performance, and enforcement of any of the clauses of this Agreement shall be determined and governed by the laws of the State of California. Both parties further agree that Orange County, California, shall be the venue for any action or proceeding that may be brought or arise out of, in connection with or by reason of this Agreement.
19. PROFESSIONAL LICENSES
Consultant shall, throughout the term of this Agreement, maintain all necessary licenses, permits, approvals, waivers, and exemptions necessary for the provision of the services hereunder and required by the laws and regulations of the United States, the State of Ca lifornia, the City of Santa Ana and all other governmental agencies. Consultant shall notify the City immediately and in writing of its inability to obtain or maintain such permits, licenses, approvals, waivers, and exemptions. Said inability shall be cause for termination of this Agreement.
20. NOTICE
Any notice, tender, demand, delivery, or other communication pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be properly given if delivered in person or mailed by first class or certified mail, postage prepaid, or sent by fax or other telegraphic communication in the manner provided in this Section, to the following persons:
To City:
Clerk of the City Council
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza (M-30)
P.O. Box 1988
Santa Ana, CA 92702-1988
Fax: 714- 647-6956
With courtesy copies to:
Executive Director, Public Works Agency
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza (M-21)
P.O. Box 1988
Santa Ana, California 92702
Fax: 714-647-5635
To Consultant:
EEC Environmental
Attn: Will Shaffer, Project Manager
1 City Boulevard West, Suite 1800
Orange, CA 92868
[email protected]
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Proposal:
On- Call Engineering
Design Services for PFAS
Treatment Systems
RFP No.: 22- 133
Prepared For:
City of Santa Ana
Public Works Agency
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Cover Letter
City of Santa Ana
Public Works Agency Water Resources Division
220 S. Daisy Avenue, M-85
Santa Ana, CA 92703
Dear Mr. Fernandez,
Consistency, responsiveness, and experience have been the foundation of EEC Environmental’s (EEC) approach to engineering and consulting services in Southern California for more than a quarter century. These qualities have resulted in EEC being a trusted partner for the City of Santa Ana (City) and many other cities throughout the area. EEC has been providing the City PFAS support services for years , and if asked to continue , creates unmatched consistency with an understanding on how to move any City project quickly and cost-effectively over the finish line. Our “PFAS Owner’s Representative” support for the City is a perfect example of our relationship.
In mid-2020 when the City was presented with the Carollo Producer’s Report outlining the considerable impacts that PFAS will have on the City water supply system, Cesar Barrera and Rudy Rosas called EEC to lend our expertise and guide the City through the many challenges that were to come. EEC dedicated our team of civil and water resource engineers, chemists, and compliance experts to supplement the City’s staff in solving complex challenges such as offlining production wells, PFAS sampling compliance, PFAS treatment system design peer review and comment, UCMR5 planning, PFAS waste disposal planning, OC Flood Control Distri ct permit compliance for well flushing, certified training sessions for City personnel, Well 40 site inspections, and whatever else was needed. Our monthly PFAS calls were critical to address the ever -changing landscape of PFAS compliance and were adjusted to weekly meetings when necessary to facilitate quicker responses to the City’s most demanding needs.
The EEC professionals discussed throughout this Statement of Qualifications ( SOQ) have a wide variety of specialization and qualifications that are applicable to the services requested in the RF P, “On-Call Engineering Design Services for PFAS Treatment Systems; RFP No.: 22-133”. EEC wanted to offer the City the best possible PFAS treatment team; therefore, we partnered with Kennedy Jenks (KJ) on this response.
KJ is a leading water engineering firm that delivers innovative design, construction, and technology solutions for water projects across the US. More importantly, KJ’s team has successfully delivered PFAS treatment syst em designs for multiple groundwater wells within OCWD’s service area. Their knowledge and experience designing A
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and permitting PFAS treatment systems is indispensable. Our combined expertise brings a dedicated team of professionals that the City can count on to see this project through to successful completion.
Our proposed Project Manager is Will Shaffer . Will has been working directly with the City on PFAS projects for years and works out of our headquarters in Orange, California , just a short drive to the Public Works office.
This project will be solely managed out of this location and EEC will be the single point of contact and will work seamlessly with City staff.
Mr. Will Shaffer, PE, QISP, QSD
Project Manager
EEC Environmental
1 City Boulevard West, Suite 1800
Orange, California 92868
(714) 667-2300
[email protected]
EEC greatly appreciates the opportunity to submit this Statement of Qualification and looks forward to your response. EEC is a California C-Corporation. This Proposal will remain valid for a period of 120 calendar days from the date of submittal.
Sincerely,
EEC Environmental
Jim Kolk
Principal-In-Charge
Agreement Statement
EEC has read and agrees to all provisions contained in the standard agreement attached as Attachment 4:
Standard Agreement in the Appendix of RFP No. 22-133. Regarding the indemnity provisions, when selected, we will enter into a mutually acceptable agreement similar to the example provided with the appropriate design professional indemnity.
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Firm and Team Experience
C.1 PROFILE OF FIRM’S AND TEAM’S EXPERIENCE
EEC Environmental (EEC) has successfully completed numerous projects alongside the City of Santa Ana (City) over the last 17 years. We are excited to build off our history of success and continue to grow our relationship further. Throughout the last two years, we have worked side-by-side with the City to tackle emergent and complicated PFAS issues while maintaining the City’s sterling reputation of providing award-winning water to its customers.
EEC is excited to team with Kennedy/Jenks (KJ) to bolster the breadth of services that EEC provides to the City without sacrificing the highest level of customer service that the City has come to expect from EEC. This EEC and KJ team (EEC Team) is poised and ready to deliver on the full scope of services requested by the City while working in concert to operate as a single, dedicated team to fulfill the City’s needs.
EEC Environmental is a local, Small Business Enterprise (SBE), with 45 employees and decades of experience assisting local municipalities and agencies by managing and implementing a long list of water related environmental projects including PFAS treatment and consulting. U nder our existing on- call contract with the City, EEC has conducted a wide variety of technical services for the Public Works Agency ranging from sewer collection system engineering to as-needed PFAS consulting services. This diverse array of projects has allowed us to work closely with different City team members and truly understand the most effective way to support Santa Ana.
As demonstrated in the qualifications section of the proposal, EEC has a breadth of experience in all the tasks required by this RFQ including planning studies, feasibility studies, cost estimating, well assessments, wellhead PFAS ion exchange treatment design, bidding management, construction management, and PFAS regulatory expertise.
Unique PFAS Experience within Santa Ana – EEC has an extensive resume of PFAS projects within the City. EEC has successfully completed or is currently assisting with multiple PFAS related projects, including: 1) Well 40 grading and drainage revisions; 2) PFAS treatment system commissioning planning; 3) PFAS waste disposal planning; 4) Wells 27, 28, 31, 38, and 40 PFAS treatment system design peer review; 5) PFAS treatment system operator training; 6) Pump to waste planning; and 7) water quality sampling and UCMR5 compliance planning.
Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, Inc. (KJ) is a full-service multi-disciplinary engineering consulting firm founded in 1919. With more than 400 professionals throughout the United States, they deliver projects of varying sizes and complexity while also providing personalized service. The KJ team has expertise in the broad spectrum of groundwater treatment including an in- depth understanding of the specific nuances associated with PFAS removal, having designed dozens of facilities throughout California.
KJ’s successful groundwater treatment design projects have included reverse osmosis (RO), granular media and membrane filtration, ion exchange (IX), various desalinization, brine minimization technologies, advanced oxidation processes, and granular activated carbon (GAC) for treatment of a wide range of parameters, such as PFAS, TDS, iron, manganese, boron, nitrate, perchlorate, 1,2,3- TCP, hexavalent chromium, and arsenic. The ability to evaluate pilot study data, provide guidance and technical support, ability to provide recommendations and system integration based on existing conditions, and the ability to propose cost-effective improvements that can be reasonably designed, QA/QC, cost control, and constructed within a short time frame are addressed in the below sections.
Unique PFAS Experience within Southern California – KJ has three dedicated PFAS design teams in Irvine, San Diego, and Pasadena. The KJ team offers experience with both GAC and IX groundwater PFAS treatment systems that are in current operation or construction. KJ’s recent success designing and constructing treatment systems similar in size and technology to those considered by the City means they can immediately begin design work upon Notice -to-Proceed. Such systems include PFAS treatment systems for the City of Orange (IX, 8,000 gpm), Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency (IX, 6,000 gpm), and Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District (GAC/IX, 6,200 AFY).
Water Quality Treatment Specialists (WQTS) is a specialty environmental engineering and science consulting company. WQTS provides a ran ge of services to public and private C
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water agencies across the United States. WQTS’ Los Angeles facility includes a fully equipped experimental laboratory for conducting bench-scale studies on water treatment technologies including adsorption on activated carbon, ion exchange, ozonation, coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, formation of disinfection by-products, evaluation of adsorptive media, and destruction of chemical contaminants. WQTS has partnered previously with KJ to provide bench-scale testing of GAC and IX resin to the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency for their PFAS treatment systems.
C.2 KEY PERSONNEL AND ORGANIZATION CHART
The EEC Team’s Orange County-based staff includes civil engineers, chemical engineers, chemists, regulatory specialists, construction managers, hydrogeologists, and other professionals with the availability to support this contract. The staff dedicated to this project are uniquely familiar with Santa Ana’s PFAS issues and the ion exchange treatment design issues that will be encountered. The EEC Team will have the ability to provide the appropriate dedicated staff with the proper skill sets for assignments under this contract regardless of the schedule commitment. The brief summary below of the PFAS related support currently being provided by EEC’s team demonstrates our unique knowledge and expertise of the proposed scope of work:
Will Shaffer, PE – Project Manager
Project Manager for all of EEC’s as-needed PFAS services to Santa Ana. • California Registered Professional Civil Engineer
• Reviewer of Well 40, 38, 27, 28, and 31 design reports and construction drawings • Uniquely knowledgeable of Santa Ana’s wells, distribution system, PFAS sampling progress, OCFCD permits, and Santa Ana specific PFAS impact planning
• Leads monthly PFAS update meetings with Santa Ana staff • Organized tours of Yorba Linda Water District central treatment plant and Fullerton Kimberly Well 1A wellhead treatment system
• Authored lessons learned document for key considerations during planning, design, construction, commissioning, and startup
• Preparing for commissioning support of Well 40 treatment system Will Shaffer was chosen to be the Project Manager and Single Point of Contact for this project due to his current role as the Project Manager for EEC’s Owner’s Representative services for Santa Ana for all things related to PFAS. His strong design skills, unique understanding of Santa Ana’s needs and his strong working relationship with the same City staff that will be involved in this project are critical for the overall efficiency and success of the project.
Jim Kolk – Principal-in-Charge
Principal-in-Charge for all of EEC’s consulting services to Santa Ana in the last 10 years including:
• PFAS treatment implementation strategy development and support services • Water system disinfection testing and analytical services • Water conservation program assessment and response support John Shaffer – Principal Chemist
Principal Chemist and regulatory specialist for all of EEC’s as-needed PFAS services to Santa Ana. • Expert on California and Federal PFAS current and future regulations • PFAS waste disposal expertise
• Uniquely knowledgeable on PFAS treatment challenges related to PFAS chemistry Dennis Kasper, PhD, PE – Technical Advisor
• 40+ years of water treatment design experience
• California Registered Professional Civil Engineer
• Design expert on wellhead treatment, ion exchange and granular activated carbon technologies • Lead instructor for Santa Ana engineer and operator PFAS treatment training • Reviewer of Well 40, 38, 27, 28, and 31 design reports and construction drawings
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To achieve all aspects of the City’s needs under this contract, EEC teamed with KJ to present the City with uniquely qualified technical experts and the most experienced environmental engineering team in Southern California. A resume for each key team member is provided in Appendix A, and each team member’s availability is summarized in Table C.2.1 EEC is Here For You below. Resumes for all team members can be propvided upon request.
Table C.2.1. EEC is Here for You
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Understanding Scope of Services
D.1 ANTICIPATED APPROACH
Outline of Tasks
For a detailed outline of expected tasks and deliverables to complete the proposed scope of work, please refer to Section G Scope of Work below.
On-Call Engineering Approach
EEC is experienced in providing as -needed, on- call engineering support for multipl e cities and agencies throughout Southern California. Our rapid response and commitment to client engagement allow us to provide the highest level of service to Santa Ana by gaining a clear understanding of the City’s needs as quickly as possible. This is critical for on-call contracts which often require rapid mobilization or quick-turn design services to solve emergent and urgent needs. Namely, the loss in groundwater production capacity due to impacted wells within the City presents an urgent need to del iver cost- effective treatment solutions as soon as possible. EEC is already providing effective on- call engineering and planning services for all of Santa Ana’s PFAS needs and will continue to do so for this project.
Project Management Approach
We pride o urselves on our Principal involvement in projects, particularly when they involve challenging technical and regulatory issues such as PFAS treatment. Depending on the project, EEC Principals Jim Kolk and John Shaffer have been working side by side with Project Manager Will Shaffer and Santa Ana staff to ensure that each project was managed efficiently. This continued Principal involvement ensures that projects are well managed from start to finish. A brief discussion of EEC’s approach to various project aspects is presented below.
Planning
EEC approaches each project with a partnership mentality. We do not simply operate in a vacuum delivering the minimum needs of a Client within the prescribed timeframe. We will work with Santa Ana to understand your unique needs and requirements for each project and develop a plan in tandem with the City that meets, and usually exceeds, those needs.
Timely workshops throughout the project lifecycle will facilitate open discussions with the City and input from all parties involved. Takeaways from these workshops will be documented in the overall project plan and tracked against for the life of the project. Additionally, EEC’s unique knowledge of Santa Ana’s current PFAS planning will provide a jump start towards planning for this project.
Communication
Any good partnership requires clear and effective communication. EEC understands that clear and effective communication leads to a successful project. Therefore, Will Shaffer will operate as EEC’s Project Manager and Single Point of Contact as he has been for the PFAS consulting services currently being supplied to the City. Santa Ana will always have a direct line of communication to the entire EEC Team through Will Shaffer. Likewise, Will Shaffer will maintain open lines of communication with the City, providing regular project updates that keep the City up to speed on every project at any time.
This approach will eliminate the potential for miscommunication or redundant communications, thus saving the City time and costs due to project errors.
EEC’s Orange office is only a few miles from the City’s offices which makes it very easy to attend or host project meetings in person. Also, a s EEC has done successfully with our current PFAS services to Santa Ana, EEC will continue to host regular Zoom meetings to facilitate effective and efficient communication within project teams. Lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic have streamlined internal communications and reduced time spent in redundant or unnecessary meetings. Project data is shared instantly, and project update meetings can take place anywhere, and at any time. This allows for faster response times and streamlined processes that result in reduced project timelines and cost savings.
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Schedule
For emerging and urgent problems like PFAS, schedule is ever more critical. EEC understands the City’s need to bring PFAS treatment systems online expeditiously to reduce increased operating costs from Metropolitan Water District (MWD) water purchases. Therefore, our Project Manager’s top priority will be to maintain an aggressive project timeline and ensure that the City’s needs are met in a timely manner.
EEC utilizes Microsoft Project and the latest project management software to track and forecast project schedules. EEC will update the City on project schedu les regularly. We will identify opportunities to reduce project timelines, when possible, and track long-lead, critical path items that may have adverse effects on project timelines. Wherever possible, we will identify project alternatives that reduce long-lead timelines.
Cost Management
At its core, the installation of PFAS treatment systems at City wells is a cost saving measure. Santa Ana has the option to continually provide safe, clean drinking water to its citizens by supplementing its potable water supply with MWD import.
However, that imported water comes at a much higher price. Therefore, building PFAS treatment systems for the City’s groundwater production wells allows the City to provide clean drinking water at a lower cost.
With that in mind, it is critical to manage this project’s budget to avoid cost overruns to provide Santa Ana’s citizens with the best value water possible. EEC utilizes engineering cost management software to track project budgets and manage costs. EEC provides monthly budget updates, at a minimum, to the City and identifies any and all opportunities to reduce project costs without compromising project goals.
Resource Allocation
Along with a strong EEC staff of highly qualified engineers and scientists that provides multiple layers of resource support, EEC has supplemented our capabilities by teaming with KJ. KJ brings a deep and diverse team of professionals that, when paired with EEC’s in-house capabilities, has more than sufficient availability to meet peak project workloads. Incorporating personnel availability with project schedule projections, EEC is able to ensure that there are enough available designers, engineers, and professionals to continually meet project demands and deliver on time.
Quality Assurance/Quality Control
A quality assurance (QA) program will be implemented with quality control (QC) processes at every step of the project.
This process includes periodic reviews at predetermined stages during the planning and execution phases. Will Shaffer, Project Manager, will ensure that all the required elements are effectively incorporated into the project and that routine verification is performed. All reports and presentations will be reviewed internally for content and format. Additionally, EEC has developed a formal QA program to ensure timely and efficient delivery of the tasks involved in a project.
As part of the QA program, EEC will develop and implement a quality control plan (QCP). The QCP establishes the requirements of the project and includes technical areas of responsibility for each staff member. In addition, the procedures that will be employed to assess compliance with appropriate laws, regulations, policies, and technical review protocols will be identified. All work will be accomplished with adequate internal controls and review procedures to eliminate conflicts, errors, and omissions to ensure the technical accuracy of the work for the project. The QCP will include activities appropriate for managing the quality of the project based on the anticipated planning and complexity of the project features.
Additionally, EEC will utilize the decades of experience of Dr. Dennis Kasper, and John Shaffer’s unique understanding of PFAS, to ensure that every project deliverable meets or exceeds stringent quality standards. Santa Ana has witnessed firsthand EEC’s attention to quality assurance on numerous projects over the years, including our PFAS services.
PFAS Treatment System Design Approach
EEC’s unique understanding of Santa Ana’s production and conveyance systems, combined with KJ’s experience in designing full scale, municipal PFAS treatment systems, allows the EEC team to bring a holistic approach to designing Santa Ana’s PFAS treatment systems. Lessons learned in EEC’s and Santa Ana’s discussions with other Orange County Producers, coupled with KJ’s learned experience designing the first municipal PFAS treatment system in Southern California, will inform the planning and design of the PFAS systems at every stage.
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EEC will implement feedback received during our monthly PFAS meetings over the last two years from Santa Ana engineers and operators. We will also incorporate lessons learned from the site visits to YLWD and Fullerton into the design of Santa Ana treatment systems. Lastly, EEC will involve Santa Ana engineers and operators at every stage of the system design.
This holistic and collaborative approach ensures the final system will be operator-friendly and meet Santa Ana’s needs.
A detailed discussion of our team’s approach to system design is spelled out in Section G Scope of Work below. However, several key considerations learned during our previous work with Santa Ana are highlighted below:
• Minimize treatment system footprint when possible at park locations to mitigate the taking of public park spaces • Consider truck access for maintenance and media change outs o For example, the treatment system layouts in the Basis of Design Technical Memorandum (BODTM) for Well 38 did not facilitate easy access and would require traffic control and temporary street closures to execute media change outs.
• Evaluate site drainage for stormwater, but more
importantly for the full flushing flow rates of all vessels during commissioning
o Flushing drainage was not properly directed to
the house-keeping pad inlets at Well 40 which
will likely result in nuisance splashing during
flushing.
o The on-site drainage at Well 40 was not sized
properly to convey the full flushing flow during
commissioning, likely resulting in on- site or
off-site (park) flooding.
o Assess 24/7 flushing flows and volumes against
OCFCD permits and points of discharge
• Involve DDW early and often in the design, permitting, commissioning, and treatment media selection
processes.
• Perform a private utility locate survey during design to locate undocumented utilities on site. As-builts are unreliable for many sites.
• Collaborative effort (involve SA engineers, operators, maintenance) to develop schematic level design drawings identifying major project needs
Bid Support and Construction Administration Approach
EEC is an experienced design-builder (EEC maintains a Class A HAZ General Engineering Contractor’s license), and we are proud that our projects are designed with a focus on constructability. However, questions are always raised during the bidding phase.
The EEC Team will assist the City in answering these questions, attend pre -bid conferences and job walks, prepare addendums, and analyze bids to facilitate a fair and effective bidding process. The EEC Team has multiple staff who have expertise in the bidding process and will work closely with the City to ensure the right contractor is chosen. Recently, EEC assisted the City of Santa Ana with the selection of a consultant to implement their Automated Metering Infrastructure (AMI). EEC reviewed proposals submitted by the consultants, attended selection committee meetings, and interviewed potential winners. EEC also assisted the City with overseeing the implementation of the AMI.
The EEC Team is available to assist the City with const ruction management and administration services during the construction phase of City projects. The EEC Team will attend pre-construction conferences, will monitor the construction schedule, and will visit construction sites for progress and quality evaluations. The EEC Team will also assist the contractor, construction manager/contract administrator, and inspector with interpretation of plans and specifications, analysis of changed conditions, development of corrective action, review of shop drawings and ot her submittals, and the review and negotiation of change orders. The EEC Team has available technicians with decades of Auto-CAD experience to support preparation of as-built drawings when required.
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Our #1 goal is to facilitate a safe working environment while delivering a high -quality system on time and within budget.
All team members are committed to doing what it takes to ensure this goal.
System Commissioning and Start Up Approach
The project does not end until the system is fully operational, permitted, and supplying the residents of Santa Ana with PFAS-free water.
EEC will d evelop a commissioning plan with buy in from City engineers and operators, the contractor, and OCWD (if necessary). Continuous support and as appropriate on-site presence will be provided during the entirety of commissioning to ensure a smooth start-up. There will be clear delineation of responsibilities for all parties. Lessons learned from EEC’s and Santa Ana’s tours of Fullerton and Yorba Linda Water District (YLWD) PFAS treatment systems will be included in the commissioning plan including, but not limited to: continuous flushing during Bac-T sampling, well pump tax exemption request during flushing, holistic SCADA testing, stocking additional bag filters, and other items of concern. This valuable learned experience will translate to faster system startup and fewer complications along the way.
Value Added Services
EEC has built a sterling reputation in no small part because we are constantly looking out for our Clients’ best interests. We are not simply trying to execute the terms of the contract. We are looking for ways to bring additional value to our Clients.
That may be by providing value engineering services, pursuing outside-the-box solutions, or providing additional services that lower long-term operational labor and costs.
To this point, the EEC Team has developed a short list of proposed scopes of work not already identified in the RFP that will provide additional short- and long-term value to Santa Ana as you build out your domestic water treatment systems.
Bench Scale Pilot Testing
OCWD undertook the largest PFAS pilot program in the nation’s history, gathering an unprecedented amount of data related to the treatability of PFAS in drinking water supplies, and the evaluation of best available treatment technologies (namely, GAC, IX, and novel adsorbents). OCWD has continued this work in a second phase of their pilot study.
However, the market for effective treatment media is exploding due to the exponentially growing demand for PFAS treatment systems nationwide. Therefore, manufacturers are continually developing new GACs, IX resins, and novel adsorbents. Not all of these technologies are being evaluated by OCWD in their pilot program. Additionally, OCWD is not performing bench scale testing for all media (namely, IX resin) on source water from all groundwater wells within the Basin.
This data gap, coupled with the relatively cost-effective nature of bench top testing, presents an opportunity for the City to perform its own bench scale testing of commercially available treatment media on City-selected source waters. This testing can inform media selection decisions and estimate media change out frequencies to allocate the appropriate City budgets.
EEC proposes to utilize the unparalleled experience and capabilities of WQTS to conduct bench -scale testing of PFAS removal with a minimum of two IX resins, and one adsorptive media for a minimum of one well’s source water. All proposed adsorbents would be commercially available with NSF61 certification for drinking water treatment application. A preliminary scope of work is provided in Section G below. Upon request, EEC can provide a more detailed scope of work and cost proposal to conduct the proposed study.
PFAS Waste Disposal Study
The disposal of PFAS -laden waste is a unique challenge for Producers and should be accounted for in the planning and design stages for each project. Waste transportation and disposal of PFAS -laden waste is complicated by the unknown regulatory environment surrounding PFAS. While not currently regulated as a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) hazardous waste, non-hazardous landfills do not currently accept PFOS or PFOA -laden waste as a protective measure in anticipation of future regulation. Therefore, this waste must be disposed of at Class 3 hazardous waste landfills which adds significant transportation and disposal costs. Furthermore, the potential for PF OS and PFOA to be designated as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), has many generators tak ing proactive, conservative waste disposal measures to mitigate future potential liabilities under CERCLA.
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The handling and cost implications of such future regulations should be studied, and risk management strategies should be developed, as part of a comprehensive planning approach to PFAS impa cts. Santa Ana is aware of EEC’s unique PFAS waste disposal expertise and we propose to integrate waste disposal into the Planning Study scope of work. Additional cost savings measures can be studied and identified including spent media dewatering strategi es and contracting opportunities with other Producers to allow for bulk service cost savings.
Grant Funding
The installation, operation, and ongoing maintenance of PFAS treatment systems presents a significant new cost to Santa Ana. EEC proposes to research potential grant funding opportunities, or low interest loan opportunities, to offset or mitigate project costs. Among other potential opportunities, EEC proposes to research Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program eligibility for project planning, design, and construction costs.
Source Investigation and Cost Recovery
The City of Santa Ana is a named plaintiff in the OCWD-led lawsuit of PFAS manufacturers over their alleged responsibility in contaminating the Orange County Groundwater Basin (Basin) and may receive cost recovery funds from that lawsuit to offset PFAS treatment system costs. However, the named defendants in the lawsuit may not be the only responsible parties for local contamination within the Basin. If Santa Ana is interested, EEC can analyze existing groundwater PFAS concentrations, hydrogeologic patterns, and available industry and land use data, to facilitate source investigation efforts to identify potential, local sources of PFAS contamination. At their discretion, the City could then pursue cost recovery from potentially responsible parties to offset or reimburse project costs associated with PFAS treatment.
Relevant Experience
EEC | City of Santa Ana | Owner’s PFAS Representative | 2020 - Ongoing Team: Will Shaffer, Dennis Kasper, Jim Kolk, John Shaffer, Brandon Willnecker
EEC is providing ongoing expert consulting services to Santa Ana as it works with the Orange County Water District (OCWD) and their consultants to design and install wellhead PFAS treatment for the City’s impacted wells. EEC is providing comprehensive technical and regulatory assistance to the City addressing a variety of topics including:
• The impact of the State’s PFAS Notification Levels (NLs) and Response Levels (RLs) on the City’s groundwater
supply.
• Comparison of Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) vs. Ion Exchange (IX) as viable treatment alternatives at each
potentially impacted well site.
• Evaluating capital costs vs. on-going O&M costs.
• Evaluating rapid small scale column testing (RSSCT) and pilot testing results and the need for further pilot tests. • Water distribution system planning to balance groundwater production and water imports, while minimizing c osts, to maintain a secure water supply.
• Treatment system training for City engineers, operators, and maintenance staff.
• Treatment system design peer review (Wells 27, 28, 31, 38, and 40).
• Treatment system construction oversight services.
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Deputy Public Works Director
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• Treatment system commissioning and startup planning and support. • PFAS waste disposal planning.
• Pump to waste planning and OCFCD permit compliance planning. • Water quality sampling and UCMR5 compliance planning.
KJ | Orange County Water District | PFAS Well Treatment System Preliminary and Final Design | Completed October 2022
Team: Steve Diamond, Kajori Purkayastha, Ray Lyons, Paul Post, Peter Symonds, Ed Pascua, David Ferguson
KJ completed final design for the $22.4M project providing wellhead IX PFAS treatment at four well sites (total flow is 8,000 gpm). Delivery included pre- procurement of vessels and a fast -track design completion within seven months. Project included hydraulic evaluations to assess the use of existing well pumps and/or need for booster pumping. IX media was pre -purchased based on pilot testing results. KJ addressed entrained air at two of the wells with degassing; this issue was not originally anticipated by the Owner. Through active communication with staff and implementing pre-procurement strategies, KJ managed a 7-month, fast-track design schedule.
• Developed preliminary and final design for providing wellhead ion exchange PFAS treatment at four (4) well sites ( total flow = 8,000 gpm).
• Pre-procured IX vessels.
• Fast track design schedule in 7 months.
KJ | Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency | N- Wells and Q2 Well PFAS Treatment | Completed 2020
Team: Steve Diamond, Kajori Purkayastha, David Ferguson, Paul Post, Peter Symonds, Ed Pascua
In response to the new PFAS regulatory levels in February 2020, approximately 45 percent of the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency’s (SCV Water) groundwater wells were removed from service. SCV Water, along with KJ and WQTS, completed bench testing, fast-track design, and construction on treatment of four SCV Water wells impacted by PFAS. Three of these wells, known as the N -Wells, produce up to 6,000 gpm. The fourth well, Well Q2, has a treatment capacity of 1,200 gpm. Raw water from Q2 well also contains perchlorate sampled above the California MCL.
Single-use Ion Exchange (IX) was selected as the preferred technology for PFAS removal at both treatment locations. For the N Wells centralized treatment site, the design consists of three lead- lag trains of 12- foot diameter ion exchange vessels, or a total of 6 vessels. Pre- treatment via high-flow cartridge filtration is also included prior to treatment. For the Q2 well, one lead-lag train utilizing two Ion Exchange vessels was installed.
KJ completed the design of the treatment facilities and chemical feed systems in four months and provided engineering services during a construction period of eight months to help bring the system online by October 2020. • Prepared procurement documents for pre -purchasing 6,000 gpm IX system and resin for PFAS Treatment at N-Wells and the Q2 Well.
Project Contact:
Chris Olsen, PE
Director of Engineering
(714) 378-3232
Project Contact:
Shadi Bader, PE
Senior Engineer
(661) 310-6410
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• Developed preliminary and final design for 6,000 gpm IX system for PFAS treatment at the N -Wells and 1,200 gpm IX system for Perchlorate Treatment at the Q2 Well. • Provided engineering services during construction for IX equipment pre-purchase and for site construction.
KJ | Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District | Canyon Lake WTP Phase 1 Improvements | Ongoing
Team: David Ferguson, Steve Diamond, Kajori Purkayastha This project consists of designing improvements to an existing surface water treatment plant, Canyon Lake Water Treatment Plant (CLWTP), described as the Phase I improvements in alignment with the CLWTP Facilities Master Plan (2017). PFOA and PFOS levels in Canyon Lake exceeded the California Notification Levels and PFOA levels exceeded the state Response Level. KJ was retained to perform a feasibility study to evaluate planning level alternatives for the proposed Facilities Master Plan improvements to the treatment plant. The design effort includes new PFAS treatment as recommended in the CLWTP Site Feasibility Study (2020). The project also includes pilot testing for PFAS, bench testing for cyanotoxins, Preliminary Design, Final Design environmental services (CEQA support), public outreach, and bid phase services.
The 9 -month pilot study looked at GAC, IX, and the dual barrier combination of GAC followed by IX. The dual barrier PFAS treatment system with GAC followed by IX is now proceeding from 60% to 90% design.
EEC | City of Anaheim | On-call Engineering Services | 2007 - Ongoing Team: Will Shaffer, Jim Kolk, John Shaffer, Brandon Willnecker EEC provides as-needed environmental engineering services across multiple scopes of work. EEC’s staff have provided design and consulting services in the following areas:
• Sewer capacity analysis and sewer design manual development • Lenain pump station retrofit – Civil Engineering, grading, NPDES compliance • Alley sewer upsizing combined with water quality improvements • City trash amendment compliance – BioChar treatment and catch basin screening • Modjeska Park regional stormwater capture – Post construction grant compliance, digital monitoring program, O&M optimization
• Citywide stormwater fee generation planning
• Regional Stormwater Capture project feasibility planning • Richfield and La Palma stormwater capture and infiltration flood relief project • State College storm drain project – repurpose abandoned sewer line for groundwater recharge and reduce inflow to county drainage facilities
• District 27 drainage analysis
• Prop 1 and Metropolitan Water District grant funding application support • Comprehensive citywide stormwater pump station evaluation
References
References have been provided for each relevant project in Section E Relevant Experience above. EEC is happy to provide additional references upon request.
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Parag Kalaria, PE
Water Resources Manager
(951) 674-3146
Project Contact:
Keith Linker, PE
Principal Civil Engineer
(714) 765-4141
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Scope of Work
Background and Assumptions:
• Well 26 production capacity is <2,000 gpm.
• Well 26 currently pumps to the 38-foot maximum water level in the existing 6.0 MG East Reservoir (a ground level steel tank).
• A sand separator will be installed on the existing well discharge. • A 12-inch connection to the existing 12-inch by-pass around the north end of the 6 MG East Reservoir will be used to direct the well production to the treatment system.
• Two horizontal cartridge filters will provide pre-filtration for the IX treatment vessels. • One train of 12-foot diameter lead-lag IX vessels and appurtenances. • IX flush water supply (FWS) needed for change-outs to be de-chlorinated. • IX flush water waste (FWW) disposal to existing storm drain or sewer. Survey of flow line elevations to verify sufficient fall to drain, by others.
• A new in-line booster pump station with two 75 to 100 HP outdoor pumps (1 duty and 1 stand- by) equipped with VFDs will boost the well production through the pre-filters and IX pressure vessels. • No new buildings are required since the existing 15’4” x 18’8” Control Building is large enough for the old MCC, Electrical Panels, and SCADA equipment to be replaced and air conditioning added for the new VFDs. • The treated effluent from the lag IX vessel will return in a new 12 -inch pipeline to the existing 12- inch reservoir inlet.
• To satisfy the CA Division of Drinking Water (DDW) requirements, a spool section of the existing 12- inch well discharge to reservoir inlet will be removed forcing well production through PFAS treatment before entering the reservoir.
• It is assumed that the building adjacent to Well 26 is a chlorine storage and feed building and the small building to its east is an ammonia building, both added since the 1968 reservoir construction. Thus, chlorine and ammonia will be added to the PFAS treatment effluent through a new static mixer with chemical injection lines. • Associated facilities will include an emergency generator with automatic transfer switch to serve Well 26 and the PFAS treatment system.
• Survey and geotechnical investigations are excluded from EEC’s Scope of Work. • Bid assistance and services during construction are excluded from this Scope of Work. • The Planning Study does not include wells previously included in the Santa Ana Producer Report. Wells previously included in the Producer Report can be included with expanded studies at an additional cost, if requested.
Task 1 – Planning Study
OCWD’s consultant completed a PFAS Treatment Systems Planning Study, also known as the “Producer Report” for City of Santa Ana wells potentially impacted by PFAS. In summary, this report provided preliminary details and recommendations for which wells may require PFAS treatment, an alternatives analysis for viable treatment options, a preliminary sizing and layout of treatment system equipment, and high-level cost estimates for project completion. The Producer Report included analysis of nine (9) Santa Ana wells.
However, the Producer Report did not include Wells 26, 34, 35, and 37. The RFP scope of work is specific to Well 26.
However, Wells 34, 35, and 37 were recently included in DDW’s Executive Order DW 2022-001-DDW and must be tested for PFAS by March 31, 2023. There is no evidence currently that Wells 34, 35, and 37 contain PFAS at any level, however EEC proposes to include these soon-to-be-tested wells in the Planning Study.
The EEC Team will prepare a Draft Planning Study Report which is anticipated to contain the following information:
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• Project and regulatory objectives, description, and assumptions • Alternatives analysis comparing various compliance and implementation options including:
o Granular activated carbon (GAC)
o Ion exchange (IX)
o Reverse osmosis (RO) and nanofiltration
Reject stream management
o Source water blending
Unlikely assuming ND treatment goals
o Well relocation and treatment system centralization
• Design criteria evaluation
o Hydraulic evaluation
Fixed speed vs VFD well pumps
Need for booster pumps
Additional pressure losses
o Treatment evaluation
Sand separator for “sanding” wells
Cartridge filtration (appropriate micron size), IX vessels • Site layouts for each well site
o Treatment equipment layout and piping
o Flush water management and drainage
o Truck access
o Emergency generator
• Expected O&M activities
o Ongoing maintenance
o Media change out
o Waste management
• System integration
• Cost estimates
o Capital cost
o O&M costs including price escalation comparison between GAC and IX o Waste management costs
o Land acquisition
• Permitting
o DDW, OCFCD, CEQA
• Project timeline, phasing schedule, and construction duration Deliverables
1. Draft Planning Study (Electronic, pdf format).
2. Final Planning Study (Electronic, pdf format).
Task 2 – 10% Design
The EEC Team will prepare a Draft Preliminary Design Report (PDR) based on the Planning Study. The Draft PDR will serve as a 10% design submittal package. Drawings will be prepared using AutoCAD format. Drawings will be set up with 22” x 34” format for submittal and can be reduced to half scale 11" x 17" size for bidding purposes. The 10% design is anticipated to contain the following information:
• Project objectives and description
• Summary of the Planning Study
• Design criteria
• Facility layout with alternatives, if applicable
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• Calculations
• Design codes and reference standards
• Project schedule, including design and construction milestones • Assumptions and potential risks
• Preliminary list of needed specifications and standard/typical details • Preliminary bid packaging and construction sequencing strategies • 10 Percent Design Drawings (see anticipated drawing list below).
Deliverables
1. Draft PDR with 10% Design Drawings (Electronic, pdf format).
2. Tabulated comment responses for Draft PDR review form (Electronic, pdf format).
Task 3 - 30% Design
Based on the design concepts and criteria established in the Draft PDR, the EEC Team will prepare a Final PDR to serve as the 30% design submittal package. Drawings will be prepared using AutoCAD format. Drawings will be set up with 22” x 34” format for submittal and can be reduced to half scale 11" x 17" size for bidding purposes. The 30% design is anticipated to contain the following information:
• General and civil site layouts
o Land acquisitions, if applicable
o Preliminary horizontal and vertical alignment
o Pipeline Design Criteria
Size, wall thickness, lining, coating, and cover requirements Preliminary pipe pressure, thickness, joint and fitting design Preliminary trench cross sections
o Well 26 Sand Separator Criteria
o In-line Booster Pump Station Criteria
o PFAS IX Treatment Design Criteria
Cartridge pre-filters
Number of trains and vessels
IX wash water supply (WWS) and wash water waste (WWW) System appurtenances
• Mechanical piping and equipment layouts
• Structural
• Electrical site layout, single-line diagram with power source • Process & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs)
• Identification of any fatal flaws
• Finalized design criteria
• Estimated project schedule
• 30 Percent Design Drawings (see anticipated drawing list below) Deliverables
1. Final PDR with 30% Design Drawings (Electronic, pdf format).
2. 30% Design List of Specifications (Electronic, pdf format).
3. 30% Cost Estimate (Electronic, pdf format).
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Task 4 - 60% Design
Based on the design concepts and criteria established in the PDR, the EEC Team will prepare a 60% design submittal package. Drawings will be prepared using AutoCAD format. Drawings will be set up with 22” x 34” format for submittal and reduction to half scale 11" x 17" size for bidding purposes. The technical specifications will be prepared using standard Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) 2004 format, modified for the project.
The EEC Team will implement value engineering requirements , if applicable , and identify preferred equipment and materials. Draft technical specifications for major equipment, materials, and features will be prepared. At this stage, expectations and objectives are finalized as well as confirmation of constructability and permit requirements.
The EEC Team will prepare a 60% Design opinion of probable construction cost (OPCC) following the principles and guidelines of the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE) and standard cost estimating procedures.
The OPCC will meet the requirements of an AACE Class 2 estimate. The OPCC will be projected to the midpoint of the construction period.
Deliverables
1. 60% Design Drawings (Electronic, pdf format).
2. 60% Design Specifications (Electronic, pdf format).
3. 60% OPCC (Electronic, pdf format).
Task 5 - 90% Design
The EEC Team will incorporate comments from the City and other potential stakeholders on the 60% Design and prepare drawings and specifications developed to a 90% level of completion. The documents prepared will be grouped into a 90% Design submittal package and submitted to the City for review. The EEC Team will also provide a Commissioning Plan in which the goals, systems, and commissioning processes are identified. The Commissioning Plan will incorporate lessons learned from Fullerton, YLWD, and Santa Ana’s Well 40 commissioning.
The EEC Team will prepare a 90% Design OPCC following the principles and guidelines of the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE) and standard cost estimating procedures. The OPCC will meet the requirements of an AACE Class 2 estimate. The OPCC will be projected to the midpoint of the construction period.
Deliverables
1. 90% Design Drawings (Electronic, pdf format).
2. 90% Design Specifications (Electronic, pdf format).
3. 90% OPCC (Electronic, pdf format).
Task 6 – Final (100%) Design
The EEC Team will incorporate the responses to the final comments from the 90% design review and prepare the following:
I. Cost Estimate, Specifications and Project Schedule
• Final construction schedule and estimate of construction duration • Construction phasing plan including construction staging area • Final commissioning plan
• Final OPCC
• A complete set of project permit applications (excluding Contractor obtained permits) • Complete set of signed and sealed drawings and specifications • Complete list of special conditions related to construction
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II. Architectural System, if Applicable
• Complete set of architectural
drawings
• All appropriate schedules
III. Structural System
• Complete set of structural drawings
• Final structural details and
calculations
IV. Civil Site Plan System
• Complete set of civil plans including
quantities, utility connections, and site drainage
• Landscaping and irrigation system plans, if applicable • Traffic control plans and SWPPP will be defined as the Contractor’s responsibility
V. Mechanical System
• Complete set of process mechanical and building mechanical plans • Final control diagrams, control point list, and sequence of operations • Final building components U-value calculations and final energy code calculations
VI. Electrical System
• Final electrical details including lighting, receptacles, and equipment circuited • Final balanced load panel schedules and fixture schedules • Complete one-line diagrams directly linked to the panel schedule • Final electrical load calculations and final arc flash analysis
VII. Instrumentation and Control System
• Final control, security, and alarm plans
• Final P&IDs and associated Inputs/Outputs
• AC/DC power distribution wiring diagrams
Deliverables
1. Bid Set Design Drawings (Electronic, pdf format).
2. Bid Set Design Specifications (Electronic, pdf format).
Task 7 – Bid Phase and Construction Support
Detailed scopes of work for bid phase and construction phase support services will be proposed during the design phase of the project. Scopes of work will generally conform to the corresponding scopes of work identified in the RFP.
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Final Design List of Drawings:
No. Description 10% 30% 60% 90% 100%
GENERAL
1 G-1 Title Sheet, Vicinity & Location Map, List of Drawings X X X X X 2 G-2 General Notes and Symbols X X X
3 G-3 Piping Symbols, Piping Schedules, Legend X X X
4 G-4 Hydraulic Profile X X X
5 G-5 Process Flow Diagram X X X X X
CIVIL
6 C-1 Abbreviations and Notes X X X X X
7 C-2 Legend X X X
8 C-3 Overall Site Plan X X X X X
9 C-4 Horizontal Control and Paving Plan X X X
10 C-5 Grading and Drainage Plan X X X
11 C-6 Yard Piping Plan X X X X X
12 C-7 Yard Piping Profile X X X
13 C-8 Civil Details X X X
STRUCTURAL
14 S-1 Structural General Notes and Abbreviations X X X X X 15 S-2 Special Inspection, Testing Notes, and Schedules X X X X X 16 S-3 Structural - Notes and Standard Details X X X
17 S-4 Electrical Equipment Pad Plan and Sections X X X 18 S-5 Sand Separator and Pump Station Plan and Sections X X X 19 S-6 Pre-Filters and Vessel Foundation Plan and Sections X X X
MECHANICAL
20 M-1 Legend and Abbreviations X X X X X
21 M-2 Equipment, Valve Schedules X X X X X
22 M-3 Mechanical Standard Details X X X X X
23 M-4 Sand Separator and Pump Station Plan and Sections X X X 24 M-5 Pre-Filters and Treatment Equipment Plan X X X X X 25 M-6 IX Vessel Slab Sections X X X
26 M-7 IX Vessel Slab Sections X X X
27 M-8 Mechanical Details X X X
28 H-1 HVAC/Plumbing Legend, Abbreviations, & Schedules X X X X 29 H-2 Control Building HVAC and Plumbing Plan X X X
30 H-3 Control Building HVAC and Plumbing Details X X
ELECTRICAL
31 E-1 Electrical Abbreviations and Notes X X X X X
32 E-2 Electrical Symbols - I X X X X X
33 E-3 Electrical Symbols - II X X X X X
34 E-4 Electrical Details X X X
35 E-5 Overall Electrical Site Plan X X X X
36 E-6 Single Line Diagram and Equipment Elevations X X X X X 37 E-7 Electrical Control Schematic X X X
38 E-8 Panelboard and Luminaire Schedule X X X
39 E-9 Conduit Block Diagram - I X X X
40 E-10 Conduit Block Diagram - II X X X
41 E-11 Conduit and Cable Schedule - I X X X
42 E-12 Conduit and Cable Schedule - II X X X
43 E-13 Control Building Demolition Plan X X X
44 E-14 Control Building Equipment Location Plan X X X 45 E-15 Control Building Lighting, Receptacle & Grounding Plan X X X 46 E-16 Pump Station Equipment Location Plan X X X
47 E-17 Pump Station Lighting, Receptacle & Grounding Plan X X X 48 E-18 Well Area and IX Electrical Plan X X X
INSTRUMENTATION & CONTROLS
49 I-1 Legend and Abbreviations X X X X X
50 I-2 Standard Details X X X
51 I-3 Network Block Diagram X X X
52 I-4 Control Panel Layout and Details X X X
53 I-5 Control Panel Wiring Diagram X X X
54 I-6 P&ID – Sand Separator and Pump Station X X X X
55 I-7 P&ID – Pre-Filters and Treatment Vessels X X X X
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Optional Task – Bench Scale Pilot Testing
The following proposed scope of work is considered for a single well site. Multiple well sites with varying water qualities can be tested to provide additional information.
Bench-scale testing of the three adsorbent materials will be conducted using the Rapid Small-Scale Column Test (RSSCT) procedure. The test procedure was developed at Michigan Technological University and has since become a standard test procedure in the water industry. Specifically, the RSSCT method is described in ASTM Standard Method D-6586-03 titled:
“Standard Practice for the Prediction of Contaminant Adsorption on GAC in Aqueous Systems Using Rapid Small -Scale Column Tests”. In this test, each adsorbent will be crushed to a smaller size (140×170 mesh) and put into a small column, which becomes a small-scale replica of the large-scale vessel. The operating time for the small- scale column is a fraction of that for the large-scale vessel, allowing for a faster prediction of the time to breakthrough and the replacement frequency of the adsorbent in the full -scale application. The design of the RSSCT column relies on information regarding the anticipated full-scale plant design and operation such as projected vessel size and flowrate per vessel.
Three (3) RSSCT columns will be operated in parallel to test th ree adsorbents on the same test water. The selection of the three adsorbents material to be tested will be made in consultation with Santa Ana.
Task 1 – Test Plan. Prior to initiation of testing, the EEC Team will prepare an experimental testing plan and submit it to Santa Ana for review. After receiving Santa Ana’s comments and approved modifications, the EEC Team will finalize the test plan.
Task 2 – Water Collection. Several 55-gallon drums of water will be required to conduct this study. The EEC Team will bring the required number of drums with new HDPE liners to the well site on a truck. With assistance from City staff, the EEC Team will fill the barrels with water from a pre-selected connection point and bring them back to WQTS’ laboratory in Los Angeles.
Task 3 – Testing. After receipt of the water, the EEC Team will begin testing the three selected adsorbents. The EEC Team will conduct the tests, collect all samples, and submit them to the Lab for analysis. The source water will also be tested for general water quality parameters including pH, alkalinity, calcium, conductivity, bromide, and Total Organic Carbon (TOC) concentrations.
Task 4 –Reporting. After the testing is completed and the results are received from the laboratory, the EEC Team will prepare and submit to Santa Ana a Technical Memorandum summarizing the testing procedures and the testing results.
Deliverables
1. Draft Test Plan (Electronic, pdf format).
2. Final Test Plan (Electronic, pdf format).
3. Technical Memorandum of Results (Electronic, pdf format).
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City of Santa Ana Cesar Barrera, PE
20 Civic Center Plaza
Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 647-3387
[email protected]
2020-present$360,000 annual
As-needed engineering and consulting services including WDR/SSMP compliance, FOG compliance, and environmental compliance, and PFAS planning.
Orange County Water District Chris Olsen, PE
(714) 378-3232
[email protected]
18700 Ward Street
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency Shadi Bader, PE
(661) 310-641027234 Bouquet Canyon Road
Santa Clarita, CA 91350
2020-2022
2019-2022
[email protected]
PFAS treatment system design services (ion exchange) for N-wells and Q2 well.
Fast track PFAS treatment system design (ion exchange) for four (4) City of Orange wells. $1,550,500
$501,000
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Elsinore Valley MWD Parag Kalaria, PE
(951) 674-314631315 Chaney St
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
$3,578,526 2021-present
Canyon Lake Water Treatment Plant (CLWTP) Phase 1 PFAS treatment system design (GAC/IX) including 9 month pilot study.
[email protected]
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City of Anaheim Keith Linker, PE
(714) 765-4141
[email protected]
200 South Anaheim Boulevard
Anaheim, CA 92805
On-call support services for NPDES and WDR compliance programs including engineering and development services, SSMP implementation, and FOG compliance.
$364,970 annual 2019-present
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APPENDIX A
RESUMES
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Water/Emerging Contaminants
Wastewater/Stormwater
Litigation Support
Regulatory Compliance
Technology/GIS
Corporate Office – Tel: (714) 667-2300 | Fax: (714) 667-2310 | One City Boulevard West | Suite 1800 | Orange, CA 92868 Mid-Atlantic Office – Tel: (410) 263-2234 | Fax: (410) 266-8660 | 200 Harry S Truman Parkway | Suite 330 | Annapolis, MD 21401 eecenvironmental.com
JIM KOLK
Principal Engineer
Jim is a n engineer with 2 5 years of project management experience. He has extensive expertise in wastewater/sewer system program support, including sewer system capacity analysis, sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reduction program development and data management, industrial wastewater pretreatment program development, stormwater compliance, collection system condition assessment and characterization, fats, oils, and grease (FOG) program development, and geographic information system (GIS) / database integration. Jim routinely manages projects with complex regulatory compliance iss ues related to state enforcement, consent decrees, and compliance audits. He has managed multiple projects involving development and management of hundreds of permits, including thousands of facility inspections and enforcement.
Jim holds a Bachelor of Science from San Jose State University. He maintains professional certification in Sanitary Sewer Overflow Reporting from the California Water Environment Association and in Pipeline Assessment and Certification from the National Association of Sewer Service Companies.
EXPERIENCE
Project Manager / Principal-In-Charge, Various Water / Wastewater Projects | City of Santa Ana | Santa Ana, CA • PFAS treatment implementation strategy development and support services. • Water system disinfection testing and analytical services. • Water system de minimis discharge program development and implementation support. • Water conservation program assessment and response support. • WDR and FOG program development implementation services. • Commercial facility plan review and compliance assessment services. • Collection system O&M program development and implementation.
Project Manager / Principal-In-Charge, Sewer Capacity Study | Costa Mesa Sanitation District | Costa Mesa, CA • Performed data analysis to identify sewer capacity limited and vulnerable pipelines across entire sewer district. • Oversight of dry/wet weather flow studies including site selection, meter installation, and data processing. • Oversight of flow model development and integration with asset management GIS with spatial analysis.
Project Manager, Pretreatment Program Development and Implementation for Various Municipalities | Nationwide • Manage pretreatment program assessment, development, and implementation of key program e lements, including legal authority review/development, industrial waste survey screening and local limits development/implementation. • Prepare program manuals and procedures/guidelines for industrial user inspection, sampling, and enforcement activities.
Project Manager / Technical Lead, Sewer Collection System Consulting for Various Municipalities | Nationwide • Routinely hired by municipalities for sewer collection system condition assessment and SSO reduction program development and implementation.
• Oversight and perform sewer mainline CCTV inspections for condition assessment and characterization, identification of SSO causes and performance evaluation of mitigation efforts. • Provide expert FOG control consulting services ranging from ordinance and pe rmit development, grease interceptor sizing and installation requirements, inspector and enforcement procedures, and database and GIS management. • Clients include Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, Boston Water and Sewer, Seattle Public Utilities Comm ission, Orange County Sanitation District, Irvine Ranch Water District, and the City of Santa Ana.
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WATER/EMERGING CONTAMINANTS | WASTEWATER/STORMWATER | LITIGATION SUPPORT REGULATORY COMPLIANCE | TECHNOLOGY/GIS
Technical Lead, Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment Audits | Multiple Clients | Nationwide • Conducted multiple industrial wastewater pretreatment audits for industries involving categorical industrial user permit compliance, slug discharge control plans, discharge monitoring, enforcement response, and program reporting.
Project Manager / Principal-In-Charge Various Commercial and Industrial Wastewater Treatment Projects | California • Routinely hired by commercial and industrial clients to assess, design, and develop effective, economical solutions for wastewater treatment systems.
• Projects include enhancements to aeration system to increase efficiency, digester systems to reduce sludge disposal costs, and lift stations and interceptors to address odors/corrosion.
Project Manager, Hydrogen Sulfide Characterization for Various Municipalities | California • Managed development and implementation of comprehensive hydrogen sulfide source investigations, requiring vapor phase monitoring and aqueous phase analysis in public sewer collection systems. • Aqueous phase sample collection, field preparation, field analysis, and split sampling for laboratory analysis. • Performance evaluation of hydrogen sulfide mitigation measures, including chemical/biological additives.
Principal-In-Charge / Project Manager, Hydrogen Sulfide Mitigation | Confidential Retail Property Developer |CA • Development and implementation of comprehensive sulfide management plan for retail property with 50+ food facilities and 30+ gravity grease interceptors to mitigate sewer odor and infrastructure corrosion issues. • Vapor phase monitoring and aqueous phase analysis in private sewer collection system. • Performance evaluation of mitigation measures, including aeration approaches and additives/dosing methodologies. • Served as liaison for all communication with regulatory authority and Client.
Principal-In-Charge / Project Manager, Retail Food Service Establishment Inspection Management Services | Various Municipal Clients | Southern CA
• Managed FOG control food service establishment inspection programs for five cities and sewer districts. • Under his direction, 16,000+ inspections have been performed to date and 5,000+ notices of noncompliance or notices of violation have been issued.
• Managed issuance of all compliance enforcement measures and tracking of implemented corrective actions.
Project Manager / Subject Matter Expert, SSO Consent Decree Support | Confidential Client | California • Managed all technical support activities related to an SSO consent decree response for a California sewer agency. • Work involved detailed assessment of SSO -related programs, recommendation of program enhancements, development and negotiation with the environmentalist group on behalf of the client for reasonable performance measures, and development and implementation of critical program upgrades.
Project Manager, Sanitary Sewer Overflow Study | OCSD and County of Orange | California • Conducted research study for OCSD and County of Orange on the causes of and solutions to sanitary sewer overflows. • The study was commissioned in response to increasing beach closures in Orange County due to sewer blockages. • Evaluated the causes of grease blockages linked to wastewater discharge from restaurants and residences.
Project Engineer, Sewer System Characterization | Orange County, CA • Conducted sewer system characterization projects for local cities and wastewater agencies. • Performed CCTV inspections, sewer mapping using geographic information systems, and identification of structural and sewer blockage issues.
Project Manager, Water Supply Assessment, Development, and Implementation | Confidential Client | California • Served as project manager for a water supply feasibility study for a community that was not currently served by a municipal supply.
• The project resulted in development and implementation of a viable solution to serve the short- term water supply needs of the rural community.
Project Manager, Stormwater Management Services | Airgas Products | El Segundo, CA • Managed the development and implementation of a stormwater pollution prevention plan and monitoring and reporting program for the Airgas facility in Torrance, California.
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Water/Emerging Contaminants
Wastewater/Stormwater
Litigation Support
Regulatory Compliance
Technology/GIS
Corporate Office – Tel: (714) 667-2300 | Fax: (714) 667-2310 | One City Boulevard West | Suite 1800 | Orange, CA 92868 Mid-Atlantic Office – Tel: (410) 263-2234 | Fax: (410) 266-8660 | 200 Harry S Truman Parkway | Suite 330 | Annapolis, MD 21401 eecenvironmental.com
JOHN SHAFFER
CEO and Principal Chemist
John Shaffer is the founder and CEO of EEC. John has more than 35 years’ experience managing water and wastewater assessment and treatment projects with an emphasis on emerging contaminants such as per - and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). He has managed many large projects, including a 2.5 MGD design/build wastewater treatment plant project in China. John helped develop the Water Environment Feder ation (WEF) / U.S. EPA fats, oils, and grease control program workshop and served as a speaker at workshops throughout the United States. He also designed and conducted 15 wastewater treatment operator training courses for metal finishers and circuit board manufacturers in Southern California on behalf of the Orange County Sanitation District.
John is considered a PFAS chemistry expert and has been asked to speak on emerging PFAS issues to the National Groundwater Association, the National Association of Clean Water Agencies, the Textile Rental Services Association, and the Orange County City Attorneys.
John holds a General Engineering Contractors License (A -743267), with a Hazardous Substances Removal Certification. He is a long-standing, active member of the Water Environmental Federation, California Water Environment Association, and the California Association of Sewering Agencies. John studied biochemistry at the University of California, Los Angeles.
EXPERIENCE
WATER/WASTEWATER
Principal Chemist, QA/QC, Owner’s Representative for PFAS | City of Santa Ana | California • Providing ongoing chemistry expertise related to groundwater wellhead PFAS treatment options. • Regulatory guidance planning involving California notification levels, response levels, and pending national regulations. • Advising on PFAS waste disposal options.
Principal Chemist, QA/QC, Industrial Wastewater PFAS Characterization Sampling | Confidential Industrial Client | Nationwide
• Industrial wastewater sampling at multiple facilities in different states throughout the nation to characterize PFAS and other water quality issues to inform the design of treatment systems. • Targeted samples at various locations within each waste stream to identify opportunities for source reduction and blending to reduce PFAS treatment costs.
Principal Chemist, PFAS Local Limit Review and Negotiations | Confidential Industrial Client | Michigan • Providing third party technical review of the first proposed PFAS local limit in the nation. • Engaging with the POTW to ensure the proposed limit is technically based.
Principal Chemist, QA/QC, Local Limits Evaluation | OCSD | Fountain Valley, CA • Provided oversight and senior QA/QC review of all project tasks, including technical memoranda, final reports, and presentations to the OCSD.
• The evaluation consisted of employing EPA Local Limits Development Guidance (2004) to develop maximum allowable headworks loadings and allowable industrial loadings.
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WATER/EMERGING CONTAMINANTS | WASTEWATER/STORMWATER | LITIGATION SUPPORT REGULATORY COMPLIANCE | TECHNOLOGY/GIS
Principal in Charge, QA/QC, Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority Pretreatment Program Audit • Interviewer, principal in charge, and QA/QC lead for a thorough audit of the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority’s Industrial Pretreatment Program on behalf of OCSD.
Principal in Charge, QA/QC, Pretreatment Program Upgrade and Local Limits Development | Salt Lake City Corporation | Salt Lake City, UT
• Principal in charge and QA/QC lead for an upgrade of the Salt Lake City’s Industrial Pretreatment Program for which work included writing new permits, revising pretreatment ordinance, training inspectors, developing standard operating procedures, and corresponding with State of Utah regulatory agents. • Principal in charge and QA/QC for local limits development project.
Principal In Charge, Various Locations -Decontamination Stations | Gulf of Mexico • Feasibility study for wastewater treatment of decontamination water from equipment and cleanup vessels associated with BP Oil Spill.
• Site evaluation, discharge volume evaluation, surfactant uses evaluation, POTW discharge options, and evaluation of water reclamation capabilities.
• Wastewater sampling, analyses, and characterization.
• Pretreatment process evaluation and chemical treatment process development. • Negotiated issues including wastewater discharge rates, sewer use ordinances, and environmental impacts. • First Phase treatment system development, design, mobilization, and startup. • Permitting Support
Sewer Use Ordinance and Pretreatment Program Evaluation and Revision | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City, UT • Teaming with PSI, John was the project manager for the development and rewriting of the Salt Lake City Wastewater Control Ordinance.
• John worked with Salt Lake City to develop all procedural documentation required for the ordinance revision, including updating the Industrial Waste Survey, permitting procedures, inspection and monitoring procedures, and enforcement procedures.
Principal In Charge, Sewer Use Ordinance and Enforcement Response Plan Evaluation and Revision | City of Ventura • Principal in charge providing QA/QC for the evaluation and revision of the City’s sewer use (pretreatment) ordinance and enforcement response plan.
Program Manager, Sanitary Sewer Overflow Study | OCSD and County of Orange | Nationwide • Oversaw research study for OCSD and County of Orange on the causes of, and solutions to, sanitary sewer overflows. The study was commissioned in response to increasing beach closures in Orange County due to sewer blockages. • Evaluated the causes of grease blockages linked to wastewater discharge from restaurants and residences.
Project Manager, Sewer System Characterization | Orange County, CA • Managed more than $1M worth of sewer system characterization projects for local cities and wastewater agencies. • Oversaw CCTV inspections, sewer mapping using GIS, and identification of structural and sewer blockage issues.
Project Manager/Chemist, 150 Industrial Wastewater Treatment Projects | Nationwide • System designer and chemical specialist for wastewater treatment and/or water reuse systems in 150+ industrial plants. • Work has included performing feasibility studies; designing complete treatment and water reuse systems; devising chemical treatment processes for removal of oil, grease, heavy metals, toxic organics, chemical oxygen demand, biological oxygen demand, and suspended solids; designing biological treatment; and providing technical service, operator training, and ensuring compliance with local agency discharge regulations.
Developer/Instructor, Wastewater Treatment Operations Training Course | OCSD | Fountain Valley, CA • Created and instructed 10 training courses for wastewater treatment system operators working in the metal finishing and circuit board manufacturing industries to achieve and maintain compliance with OCSD’s discharge regulations. • Course topics: system design, equipment operation, chemical treatment, pollution prevention, and troubleshooting.
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WATER/EMERGING CONTAMINANTS | WASTEWATER/STORMWATER | LITIGATION SUPPORT REGULATORY COMPLIANCE | TECHNOLOGY/GIS
Pretreatment Program Training | City of San Jose | San Jose, CA • Program manager and co -trainer for a one -year comprehensive pretreatment training program for 20 City of San Jose pretreatment inspectors and engineers.
• Topics included 40 CFR 403, legal authority, permitting, sampling, enforcement, reporting, industrial user tracking, and local limits development.
• Training was required in response to an EPA Administrative Order.
Program Manager, Compliance and Water Rate Negotiations with Various Municipalities and Government Agencies | Nationwide
• Retained by various industries to negotiate with state regulators, cities, water agencies, sanitation districts, and publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) throughout the county.
• Negotiated with such agencies as the RWQCB, LACDPW , LACSD, IEUA, OCSD, LASAN , San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, San Diego Metropolitan Wastewater Department, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, City of Phoenix Water Services Department, and Quebec City Provincial Wastewater Department.
Project Manager, Wastewater Compliance Consulting | Genentech | South San Francisco and Oceanside, CA • Consulted on various wastewater-related projects involving permitting and treatment design and compliance negotiations with the Cities of Vacaville, South San Francisco, and Oceanside, CA, in which Genentech facilities are located.
Project Manager, Oil Refinery Wastewater Treatment System Design and Construction | Mainland, China • Oversaw the design and construction management of a 2.5 MGD wastewater treatment plant at an oil refinery in China to assist the refinery with meeting ocean discharge standards. • Designed a new system for treatment of stormwater and process water using API oil/water separation, PPI oil/water separation, dissolved air floatation, chemical coagulation and flocculation, multimedia filtration, biological treatment, and activated carbon polishing.
• Designed sludge treatment system consisting of sludge thickening, sludge dewatering, and sludge drying.
STORMWATER/COLLECTION SYSTEMS
Project Manager, NPDES Compliance Projects | Nationwide • Managed NPDES and WDR permit development and compliance for POTWs, industries, and commercial businesses throughout the US.
• On behalf of POTWs, negotiated NPDES and State agency penalties from enforcement of stormwater, SSO, and wastewater treatment plant discharge regulations.
• Represented POTWs in defense of Clean Water Act lawsuits involving SSOs and wastewater treatment plant discharge.
Project Manager, 30 Industrial Stormwater Compliance Programs | Statewide in CA • Managed 30 separate industrial stormwater compliance programs throughout California and oversaw the following:
stormwater sampling, containment system design and installation, stormwater pollution prevention plans, stormwater monitoring and reporting program preparation, and permitting with the California Regional Water Quality Control Board.
Project Manager, Sewer Sampling and Characterization | American Linen / City of Banning | Banning, CA • Managed sampling and characterization of the sewer lines in the City of Banning to determine the source of dissolved solids that were impacting the POTW.
Project Manager, Storm Drain Sampling & Characterization | City of Aliso Viejo | Aliso Viejo, CA • Managed the sampling and characterization of storm drains in the City of Aliso Viejo. • Oversaw sampling for total coliform, fecal coliform, fecal streptococcus, and E. coli bacteria. • Determined sources of coliform and coliform total maximum daily loading for Aliso Creek.
Project Manager, Various Municipal Ordinance Negotiations with Stakeholders | Nationwide • Retained by numerous municipalities as a negotiator with multiple stakeholder groups to propose and finalize municipal ordinances that directly affect businesses, environmental groups, and homeowners. • Negotiated issues including wastewater discharge rates, sewer use ordinances, and environmental impacts.
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Wastewater/Stormwater
Litigation Support
Regulatory Compliance
Technology/GIS
Corporate Office – Tel: (714) 667-2300 | Fax: (714) 667-2310 | One City Boulevard West | Suite 1800 | Orange, CA 92868 Mid-Atlantic Office – Tel: (410) 263-2234 | Fax: (410) 266-8660 | 200 Harry S Truman Parkway | Suite 330 | Annapolis, MD 21401 eecenvironmental.com
WILL SHAFFER, PE, QSD, QISP
Project Engineer II
Will Shaffer brings a common -sense approach to complicated engineering problems. He has extensive civil design and project management experience across a vast array of disciplines including water and wastewater treatment, underground utilities, site grading and drainage, stormwater compliance and structural BMP design, industrial wastewater pretreatment, vapor intrusion mitigation systems, and ADA design.
By supplementing his engineering expertise with his comprehensive knowledge of surveying and construction management, he is able to manage projects from conception, through design and permitting, to completion of construction. His utility design experience includes design for grease waste, sanitary sewer, storm drain, water, gas, electric, fiber-optic, and communications utilities.
Will holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Loyola Marymount University. He is a registered professional engineer in CA, MD, and 16 other states . He is a California Qualified SWPPP Developer (QSD) and a Qualified Industrial Stormwater Practitioner (QISP). Will is a member of the American Society of Civil Eng ineers (ASCE), National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), an executive member of the Loyola Marymount University Council for Industry Partnerships, and maintains an OSHA 40-Hour HAZWOPER certification.
EXPERIENCE
Owner’s PFAS Representative | City of Santa Ana | Orange County, CA • Providing ongoing expert consulting services related to groundwater PFAS contamination in the Orange County groundwater aquifer.
• Peer review of PFAS treatment system (wellhead and centralized) Preliminary Design Reports (PDRs), design scopes of work, construction documents, and specifications.
• Training seminars for City engineers, operators, and maintenance staff. • Distribution system planning before, during, and after treatment system buildout. • Well 40 treatment system inspection and drainage revisions.
Industrial Wastewater PFAS Characterization Sampling | Confidential Industrial Client | Nationwide • Industrial wastewater sampling at three facilities in different states throughout the nation to characterize PFAS and other water quality issues to inform the design of treatment systems. • Targeted samples at various locations within the waste stream to identify opportunities for source reduction and blending to reduce PFAS treatment costs.
PFAS Local Limit Review and Negotiations | Confidential Industrial Client | Michigan • Providing third party technical review of the first proposed PFAS local limit in the nation. • Engaging with the POTW to ensure the proposed limit is technically based and does not over-burden local industries.
Water System Optimization Review | Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians | Palm Springs, CA • Performed a comprehensive audit of an aging water delivery and irrigation system for the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians.
• Bathymetric survey of a 1 -acre surface reservoir utilizing a USV su rvey vessel to enhance evaporative and infiltrative loss calculations.
• Develop water balance of extensive water delivery and irrigation system to identify major water losses. • Recommend CIP with planning level cost estimates to upgrade infrastructure to mitigate water losses and enhance water conservation measures.
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WATER/EMERGING CONTAMINANTS | WASTEWATER/STORMWATER | LITIGATION SUPPORT REGULATORY COMPLIANCE | TECHNOLOGY/GIS
As-Needed Engineering | City of Anaheim Public Works Department | Anaheim, CA • Providing as-needed engineering support for multiple Public Works programs and projects. • Services include drainage design review, NPDES and WDR permit compliance, sewer master planning review, FOG program development, and drainage design review.
Two Harbors Wastewater Treatment Plant Assessment | Santa Catalina Island Company | Catalina Island, CA • Assessed the condition and operations of the existing WWTP serving the Two Harbors community. • Developed an action plan to address a variety of technical and operational deficiencies identified as contributors to on-going compliance issues. Corrective measures were identified and implemented covering mechanical repairs, equipment rehabilitation, SOPs and operations personnel training.
Wastewater Pretreatment Design-Build | Aerospace Company | Long Beach, CA • Managed a 7,000 -gallon batch treatment design-build project to upgrade the wastewater pretreatment system for an industrial facility.
• Treatment processes include waste stream segregation, influent equalization, chromium reduction and chemical precipitation, sludge dewatering, pH adjustment, and effluent equalization and clarification. • Scope of work included secondary containment upgrades and CUPA tank inspections. • Completed design and permitting for all system components including site development, utilities, piping, pumping, controls, electrical, and structural.
• Managed construction of new system including tank/equipment procurement, demolition, and equipment installation. • Performed and refined system operations for 18+ months.
Water, Wastewater, Recycled Water, and Stormwater Master Planning for a 400+ Acre Property Owner | Southern CA • Delivering master planning and conservation support for water, wastewater, recycled water, and stormwater systems. • Developed a comprehensive wastewater treatment alternatives analysis for a 400+ acre property owner generating 150k+ gpd of wastewater and utilizing Title 22 treated effluent for recycled water irrigation. • Included planning-level cost estimates over a 20-year project lifespan for wastewater alternatives comparison and selection. • Provided consulting services for negotiations with multiple local agencies. • Projected future wastewater demands based on planned developments and ongoing projects.
Owner’s Representative, 62,000 ft2 Laundry Development | UniFirst Corporation | Hammond, IN • Peer review of civil construction documents for accuracy and constructability. • Construction administration including: contractor RFI response, traffic control design, utility conflict resolution, environmental planning and non- hazardous waste disposal, expedited permitting services for permit revisions, value engineering for stormwater detention system.
• Wastewater pretreatment system engineering and Industrial Waste Discharge (IWD) permitting.
Design-Build UST Removal and AST Install (Lube & Waste Oil) Systems | City of Torrance | Torrance, CA • Managed design-build contract for the City of Torrance Fleet and Transit Facilities while maintaining site operations. • Removal of 16 USTs (550 gal – 20,000 gal) with site closure. • Installation of 13 ASTs (250 gal – 3,000 gal), delivery systems, leak detection, and hose reels (50+).
Methane Mitigation System Inspection and Commissioning | LAUSD | Los Angeles, CA • Performing methane deputy inspection services for a multi-phased Comprehensive Modernization project at the Roosevelt High School.
• Serving as the Gas Mitigation Commissioning Project Manager and overseeing the Methane Inspector and Engineer. • Authoring required plans including CQA, T&I, Baseline Testing and Startup, and O&M plan for DTSC approval.
PRESENTATIONS
TRSA – PFAS: The Impact on the Industry, July 2022.
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Wastewater/Stormwater
Litigation Support
Regulatory Compliance
Technology/GIS
Corporate Office – Tel: (714) 667-2300 | Fax: (714) 667-2310 | One City Boulevard West | Suite 1800 | Orange, CA 92868 Mid-Atlantic Office – Tel: (410) 263-2234 | Fax: (410) 266-8660 | 200 Harry S Truman Parkway | Suite 330 | Annapolis, MD 21401 eecenvironmental.com
BRANDON WILLNECKER, PE, QSD, QISP
Sr. Engineer / Project Manager
Brandon Willnecker has over two and a half decades of experience leading teams and projects while applying sustainable common-sense approaches to technical challenges. His experiences across the public sector, and private client land development spectrum, include planning, design, management, construction, and post -construction lifecycle optimization. In addition to projects, Mr. Willnecker is well versed in current and pending Water Quality Regulations and has professional experience in Southern California, as well as nationally.
Mr. Willnecker has managed multi -million-dollar design bid build, and design-build projects and has provided construction management support for both redevelopment and ground-up projects.
Mr. Willnecker holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from the University of Dayton . He is a registered professional engineer in C alifornia, Ohio, and Alaska, and is a self -certified California Qualified SWPPP Developer (QSD) and a Qualified Industrial Stormwater Practitioner (QISP). Mr. Willnecker is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and the California Stormwater Quality Association (CASQA) and maintains an active role in volunteering and community service.
EXPERIENCE
Owner’s PFAS Representative | City of Santa Ana | Orange County, CA • Well 40 treatment system inspection and drainage revisions.
As-Needed Engineering / NPDES Services | City of Anaheim Public Works Department (2019 – Present) | Anaheim, CA • Providing as-needed engineering support for multiple Public Works programs and projects. • Services include drainage design review, NPDES and WDR permit compliance, sewer master planning review, FOG program development, and drainage design review.
• Grant funding research and management
• Project review management for RFP scope generation
Skylinks at Wardlow, Stormwater Capture Project* | City of Long Beach (2021-2022) | Long Beach, CA • Project Manager overseeing 30% conceptual design through 60%, 90%, and 100% final design phases. • Responsible for all financial aspects of project and coordinate with multi-disciplined team and sub-consultants • Dry and Wet Weather diversion project involving pump st ations, man made wetland conveyance and treatment, underground storage and infiltration and storage. Total storage capacity equal to 14.0 acre-feet. • Relocation of 12” diameter Long Beach Water District reclaimed water line • CEQA/NEPA permitting, coordination with LACDPW and Flood control districts • Public Outreach and coordination
State College Boulevard Regional BMP Feasibility Study* | City of Anaheim (2019-2021) | Anaheim, CA • Project Manager for the completion of the feasibility study and preliminary design phases for a regional infrastructure repurposing project.
• The City of Anaheim, in coordination with the Orange County Sanitation District, took ownership of two miles of abandoned 39”-42” diameter sewer pipe, with the intention of repurposing it for stormwater water diversion, treatment, storage, and infiltration.
• The system is intended to reduce stormwater deficiencies in a nearby Orange County Flood Control box culvert.
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• Project infiltrates dry and wet weather volumes of runoff into the ground for groundwater recharge • Provide long term geographically specific rainfall/runoff data for single family residential land uses in the City of Anaheim.
Regional BMP Credit Study* | City of Anaheim (2019-2021) | Anaheim, CA • Assisted in conceptualizing and developing the framework for implementing a Regional Best Management Practices (BMP) Credit Study
• The purpose of the study was to arrive at a methodology for both, tracking watershed water quality management plans, and providing a financial model to track “credit generator” projects as they would come online. • Project elements included reviewing total watershed quality requirements and the impacts of existing WQMP’s on the system, and how they impacted both available credits, future credits, and pricing as credits are purchased and future credit generator systems came online.
• The deliverables included a template calculation spreadsheet and a detailed presentation for City staff. • Project challenges included understanding and working with the City Finance department to determine financial management throughout various City departments, as well as developing the methods and frequency for credit pricing adjustments.
• Opportunities in the future for the program include the encouragement by the City to deliver additional regional stormwater capture systems that will provide watershed level compliance for public projects, with a pathway to offering credits to private developments.
Stormwater Feasibility Studies* | City of Dana Point (2020-2021 | Dana Point, CA • Development of four individual stormwater feasibility studies at multiple locations throughout the City of Dana Point. • Locations studied experienced frequent/historical flooding, temporarily blocked roadways, or impacted private properties. • Provided alternatives analysis by generating 1D and 2D models to illustrating causes of flooding. • Developed multiple solutions and cost models for each location. Three alternative designs and costing models were prepared for each of the four locations and discussed with City staff. One of the most challenging aspects was working with a private property owner and church to prepare onsite topographic surveys and models to demonstrate the existing flooding patterns and agree on a design remedy. Determined that multiple upstream street catch basins had the ability to be retrofitted to capture runoff upstream and carry it around the project site, thus minimizing surface runoff across the property.
Bikepath O,P,Q* | Orange County Public Works (2020-2021) | Orange County, CA • Managed the preparation of a multi -mile HEC-RAS study for existing and proposed conditions along the proposed Bikepath O,P,Q project.
• The project entailed the construction of a paved bikepath along the top banks of Coyote Creek. Two bridge undercrossings were proposed and Artesia Boulevard and Valley View Street that altered the existing concrete channel cross section. • Evaluated the undercrossings 1,000 feet upstream and downstream of the brid ges for impacts to channel water surface elevations and velocities.
• Coordinated with Orange County, the Los Angeles County Flood Control Districts, and the Army Corps of Engineers. • Challenges included gaining concurrence across the various agencies on the acceptable flow rates to use for the analysis, as well as developing HEC-RAS methodology for the handrailed cantilever solution proposed at one of the undercrossings.
Wagon Wheel Creek Rehabilitation | Orange County Parks (2019-2021) | Wagon Wheel, CA • Project Manager. Assisted in field walk and condition assessment for a failed stepped wall system. • Collected streambed material samples and assisted geomorphological experts in determining sediment transport. • Completed short and long term repair plans for failed creek wall system. Completed scour and sediment transport analysis.
Coordinated with USACOE and completed required permits.
City of Twenty-Nine Palms Specific Plan | City of Twenty-Nine Palms (2020-2021) | Twenty-Nine Palms, CA • Water Quality Manger engaged in specific planning for future stormwater and sewer services within the City. • Predicting future central city development corridor as well as optional future Marine Corps base sewer treatment plant. • Analyzed future treatment system capacities.
• Completed long term stormwater planning for quantity and quality.
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Avenue 64 Roadway Project* | City of Pasadena (2021) | Pasadena, CA • Managed the stormwater and water quality design for a round about intersection improvement project in the City of Pasadena.
• Conceptualization of a round-a-bout at the intersection of three roadways within a residential area of the City. • There was no existing storm drain infrastructure at the intersection and the proposed design required capturing and treating runoff prior to surface flowing across the proposed round-a-bout and creating hazardous roadway conditions. • Proposed solution required designing catch basins to accept multiple upstream watersheds along steeply slopes streets and conveying underground and down-road to gutter based bubblers.
UCI Medical Center Imaging Building (2019-2021) | UCI Medical Center | Orange, CA • Served as Project Manager for a campus redevelopment project that included the demolition of existing structures, utilities parking lots, and irrigation systems, and replaced them with new structures, surface features, and wet/dry utilities. • Task included working the preparation of detailed precise grading plans and coordinating with multiple disciplines and adjacent projects during plan production and construction management.
Doheny Desalination Plant (2020-2021) | South Coast Water District | Dana Point, CA • Managed the development of the Preliminary Grading Plan and Water Quality Management Design for design development permitting approval for a design build project.
• Led the preparation of a watershed level hydraulic study to incorporate future sea level rise, off site run on drainage, and on site drainage; ensuring that the future desalination plant will remain above anticipated future water surface elevations.
Lower Peters Canyon Regional Park (2020-2021) | Orange County Parks | North Tustin Area, CA • Project Manager for an improvement project within a Regional Park for the installation of a 6-stall restroom facility, updated trailhead, sewer lift station, and utility installations under an existing OC Flood Control District improved Spillway. • Project required coordination with the Division of Dams, Irvine Ranch Water District, Southern California Edison, and OC Parks and Flood. The project is highlighted by the utilization of horizontal directional drilling methods to install a private sewer force main, domestic water service, and electrical ductwork, under an existing improved flood control spillway.
Lost Canyons Country Club Redevelopment (2017-2019) | Newport Pacific Land | Simi Valley, CA • Project Manager for the Redevelopment of two 18-hole golf courses into a single 18-hole golf course, and 300+ single family residential community.
• Executing the stormwater strategy so that the developed project met the local jurisdictional requirements for NPDES compliance, as well as mitigated impacts in flow, volume, and TMDL’s for Tapo Canyon Creek. • Water quality objectives were achieved through the implementation of multiple interconnected above ground water quality basins, combined with proprietary treatment devices, to reduce flow rates, promote infiltration for volume controls, and active treatment for removal of TMDL’s.
• The project required roadway widening, incorporation of bus stops, and bike lanes to integrate into existing improvements and be adaptable to future widening projects.
Industrial General Permit Stormwater Services | Waste Management| Simi Valley, Santa Ana, Moreno Valley, CA • Reviewed and prepared updates and modifications to IGP SWPPP’s for four facilities in Southern California. • At the Simi Valley Landfill engineered a revised access road and weigh station and incorporated updated storm drain design for an outlet to a large scale settling basin to capture sediment and maintain baseline status for the landfill facility. • At the Moreno Valley Transfer station, updated the IGP SWPPP to redefine the sampling locations and designed a treatment train system to remove TSS form runoff to bring the site back into baseline status. • At the El Cajon Facility in San Diego, conceptualized a design to incorporate a Jellyfish Membrane Filter at the site outfall into Bradley Creek to pilot bacteria removal for pending dry weather TMDL regulations. • Design two at grade treatment systems to mitigate TSS in overland flows that discharged off site. Involved the design of an infiltration gallery at one discharge point and an elevated at grade proprietary filter at the other outfall.
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WATER/EMERGING CONTAMINANTS | WASTEWATER/STORMWATER | LITIGATION SUPPORT REGULATORY COMPLIANCE | TECHNOLOGY/GIS
Additional Planning Experience
• Landerhaven Business Park and Regional Stormwater Master Plan – Mayfield Heights, OH – 1997 • Schmidt Creek Regional Creek and Basin Plan – Madera, CA – 2005 • Murrieta Creek Development Plan – Murrieta, CA – 2007 • El Toro Retarding Basin Hydrology Study – Orange County, CA – 2017 • Bradley Creek TMDL Analysis – El Cajun, CA - 2018
• Harbor Marina Drainage and BMP Study – San Diego, CA – 2019 • Regional Industrial General Permit Compliance – Moreno Valley, CA - 2019 • Kohl’s Ranch Watershed / Thermal Airport – Thermal, CA – 2019
Additional Land Development Experience
• Best Buy Warehouse – Oakwood Village, OH – 1998
• Progressive Insurance Corporate Headquarters – Mayfield Heights, OH – 1999 • Lake Elsinore Square – Lake Elsinore, CA – 2002
• Coca Cola Distribution Facility – Oceanside, CA – 2004 • Sant Clarita Transit Maintenance Facility – Santa Clarita, CA – 2006 • Indio Towne Center – Indio, CA – 2008
• Palmdale Gateway – Palmdale, CA - 2010
• Circle K Regional Expansion– Phoenix, AZ - 2012
• All American Self Storage – Escondido, CA – 2018
• Tower Market / Fuel Station– Palm Desert, CA - 2018
Awards
• Honorary Award, 2020 – American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) – Modjeska Park Underground Stormwater Detention and Infiltration System
Professional Development
• Strategic Account Leadership, OhTen Group, 2021
• PMSJ Project Management Bootcamp, PMSJ, 2018
*Denotes Service provided while at previous engagements
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Technology/GIS
Corporate Office – Tel: (714) 667-2300 | Fax: (714) 667-2310 | One City Boulevard West | Suite 1800 | Orange, CA 92868 Mid-Atlantic Office – Tel: (410) 263-2234 | Fax: (410) 266-8660 | 200 Harry S Truman Parkway | Suite 330 | Annapolis, MD 21401 eecenvironmental.com
Dennis R. Kasper, PhD, PE
Senior Project Engineer
During his 38 years of professional experience, Dr. Dennis Kasper has provided technical advice and supervised the planning and implementation of major national and international environmental engineering projects. These projects include municipal, private, and industrial water supply and water/wastewater treatment with an emphasis on membranes , ion exchange, activated carbon, water quality, water chemistry, water tre atment and recycling. His experience includes assessing water quality requirements, identifying cost effective water treatment processes, and designing facilities to achieve clients' requirements. Dr. Kasper is also an Adjunct Professor at Loyola Marymount University teaching graduate courses in Desalination and Membrane Systems, Aquatic Chemistry, Physical and Chemical Treatment Processes, and Wastewater Treatment and Reclamation.
Dr. Kasper holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering and an M.S. in Civil Engineering from Caltech, Pasadena, CA and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA. His areas of expertise include:
Water Treatment Processes , Desalination, Membranes, Wastewater Reclamation , Island Water Supplies, Water Treatment Chemistry, and Distribution System Water Quality.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Selected Water Quality and Water Treatment Systems
• Santa Ana. Owner’s PFAS Representative providing expert consulting services related to PFAS contaminated groundwater and PFAS treatment systems at City wells. Trained City operators on treatment systems. • Dubai. UAE Responsible for water quality considerations in the Dubai Water Supply Master Plan and evaluation of corrosion control to mitigate problems resulting from blending multiple water sources in their distribution systems. • Muscat, Oman. Evaluated reverse osmosis desalination system and evaporation processes as expansion alternatives in Muscat, Oman. Key consideration is blending with the existing groundwater supply which is experiencing seawater intrusion. Evaluated compatibility of distribution systems with alternate sources of water. • Water Quality Specialist, Southern Nevada Water Authority, Las Vegas, NV. Served as Water Quality Specialist on multiple projects including ground water and surface water treatment. A 60 mgd Virgin- Muddy River System which would use pretreatment, first stage RO, interstage lime softening, second stage RO, brine recovery and brine evaporation.
Responsible for developing process evaluation plan, process selection, and preliminary design. • San Gabriel Valley, CA. San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority – Technical Director for the preliminary design of a groundwater treatment system and preparation of the Environmental Impact Statement for the Baldwin Park Operating Unit, a 20 -million gallon per day groundwater treatment system. Worked with the Water Quality A treatment system consisting of air stripping with off -gas carbon adsorption followed by liquid phase carbon adsorption was designed and costed. Project components consist of source water wells, piping and manifolds to deliver the water to the treatment plant, product water disinfection, and product water delivery to local potable water systems. • El Segundo, CA. Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility, Phase V Design Build, West Basin Municipal Water District, El Segundo, CA. Serves as technical director for process engineering for the design and construction of the Phase V facilities consisting of ozone pretreatment of a secondary effluent, microfiltration, reverse osmosis, and AOP (UV and peroxide).
The expansion increases Title 22 production used for irrigation and industrial cooling, two stage RO used as a high purity boiler feedwater and MF -RO-AOP used for direct injection into a seawater barrier without blending with a potable water supply.
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WATER/EMERGING CONTAMINANTS | WASTEWATER/STORMWATER | LITIGATION SUPPORT REGULATORY COMPLIANCE | TECHNOLOGY/GIS
• City of Pacific Grove, CA. Prepared preliminary design and developed Design- Build procurement package for a 250,000 MBR wastewater reclamation system producing recycled water for golf course irrigation. Providing design review - approval and construction oversight for the City.
• Carson Regional Water Recycling Facility Master Plan, Carson CA. Dr. Kasper served as a technical director for this WBMWD's regional recycling facility. Product water qualities evaluated include barrier injection water, single stage RO boiler feed, two stage RO boiler feed and industrial cooling water. WBMWD design criteria were applied to the equipment selection and process layout. The expansion processes were integrated with the existing process units and configured to minimize footprint requirements given the limited site area. • City of Corona, CA. Project manager for the design of a 15 mgd brackish groundwater reverse osmosis (RO) system consisting of wells, 10 mgd RO plant, blending system, source water and product delivery pipelines, and control system.
Coronado, CA. Process Specialist for the preliminary design of a 0.75 MGD wastewater recycling system incorporating MBR biological treatment followed by partial reverse osmosis to manage TDS. • Marin Municipal Water District, CA. Responsible for evaluation of seawater reverse osmosis desalination costs and project economic feasibility for a 15 mgd facility located on San F rancisco Bay. Provided cost information reflecting latest reverse osmosis membrane and pumping system technologies and alternative procurement methods. • Monterey Peninsula Water Management District, Monterey, CA. Project Manager for evaluation of desalination alternatives and development of project economics for seawater desalination plants with capacities ranging between 5 and 14 million gallons per day. Evaluated sites at Sand City and the Moss Landing Power Plant. • Tampa Bay , FL. Developed preliminary process design and cost estimates for 25 mgd seawater desalination plant co- located with a thermal power plant. Design included pretreatment, membrane selection, post- treatment and product water delivery.
• Hong Kong. Served as Technical Director and Project Manager of feasibility study evaluating brackish water and seawater reverse osmosis for Hong Kong. RO pilot plant installed at the Lok On Pai multistage flash distillation plant to evaluate variations in seawater salinity and pretreatment requirements. • Chile Desalination Technologies Reverse Trade Mission, USA. Under contract to the U.S. Trade Development Agency served as reverse osmosis specialist accompanying a delegation from Chile evaluating technologies for seawater desalination. Prepared te chnical presentations and coordinated interviews with various U.S. membrane and equipment manufacturers and consulting engineers.
• Cannery Row LP, Monterey, CA. Project Manager for a study identifying and evaluating alternative seawater reverse osmosis systems for a multi-use development located on Cannery Row in close proximity to the Monterey Aquarium. • Port Hueneme, CA , US Navy. Directed a one year pilot evaluation of the standard military reverse osmosis water production unit for the U.S. Navy. The seawater RO pilot study evaluated various pretreatment systems including several MF and UF filters and two energy recovery systems.
• Pebble Beach Company, Carmel Wastewater Wastewater Recycling System. Responsible for evaluation of reverse osmosis treatment of reclaimed water at Carmel, California. Developed water quality model to optimize tertiary and desalination system design and minimize overall costs to achieve the water quality required for the salt sensitive golf course turf. • Shayba, Saudi Arabia . Technical director and process specialist for a 250,000 gpd reverse osmosis water treatment system. Also served as Project Manager for preparation of environmental impact report on the development of a half- million gallon per day oil field gas separation plant, power generation system, airport serving, jet aircraft, 400 miles of pipeline and 200 miles of new roads.
• IBM Electronics Manufacturing, Tucson. Evaluated existing problematic RO system. Piloted, designed and specified a zero-discharge industrial wastewater treatment system incorporating a vapor compression brine concentrator (500 M3/d).
The brine concentrator reduced the RO reject flow discharged into over loaded solar evaporation ponds. • Bureau of Reclamation . Served as project consultant for the Bureau of Reclamation's Yuma Desalting Test Facility providing testing, design, and o perational evaluations and recommendations. In this role, he evaluated many of the salinity and water quality problems of the Colorado River Basin including management of brines, disposal of softening sludge, and disposal of desalination waste solutions including membrane preservatives and spent cleaning solutions. • Alinda Capital: Technical Consultant for Alinda’s Santa Paula CA Water Reclamation Facility. Alinda provided a 4.3 MGD wastewater recycling and groundwater recharge facility using a Design, Build, Own, Operate and Finance Contract (DBOF)
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vehicle. The facility included a RO system to prevent scaling of the MBR membranes. Dr. Kasper's role included review of:
process designs, major equipment specifications and warranties, overall system integration, compliance with DBOF contract terms and conditions, construction contractor progress, and regulatory compliance. • San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco CA. Project Manager for Recycled Water Membrane Pilot Studies.
Responsible for the procurement and operation of two membrane pilot plants at the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant. The pilot plants (GE Zenon and Pall) were used to optimize operating parameters and to develop capital and O&M cost estimates for producing Title 22 water from 30-30 secondary effluent currently discharged via ocean outfall. • Glenwood Springs Salt Control, CO. Process Specialist for a study evaluating environmental impacts of treatment of saline discharges from Glenwood Springs into the Upper Colo rado River. The overall system consists of interception wells, transmission mains, desalination treatment and brine crystallization and drying. • West Basin Municipal Water District, Carson Reclamation Plant, CA. Technical Director for the design and const ruction of a membrane reclamation plant with ultimate capacity of 20 mgd. The first phase facility consists of 6.5 mgd microfiltration pretreatment, 5 mgd RO, permeate stabilization. Plant feedwater is filtered secondary wastewater effluent and product water has TDS less than 100 mg/L. The microfiltration backwash is nitrified and used for industrial cooling water. • British Petroleum-West Basin Municipal Water District, CA. Determined feasibility and costs for a Reclaimed industrial water supply for the expansion of BP's southern California refinery and for supplying cooling water to a proposed hydrogen fueled power plant. Responsible for evaluating various alternatives for supplying 25 mgd recycled water to the BP Hydrogen Power Plant and Refinery from West Basin’s recycled water system. Key considerations included boiler feed water and cooling tower water quality requirements, ammonia levels, and overall TDS and calcium hardness. • West Basin Municipal Water District, Carson CA. Responsible for treatment process selection for the expansion of the Carson Regional Water Recycling Facility from 5.8 MGD to 16 MGD. Processes are designed to provide both industrial cooling waters and boiler feed water. The boiler feed water system consists of two pass RO systems followed by a membrane deoxygenation to reduce oxygen to less than 7 ppb. • Los Banos Desalination Test Facility . Managed design project for California Department of Water Resources to evaluate pretreatment and membrane systems for proposed 400-mgd agricultural wastewater desalting plants.
EDUCATION
Caltech, Pasadena, CA
Ph.D., Environmental Engineering
M.S., Civil Engineering
Loyola Marymount University
B.S., Civil Engineering
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Edward C. Yang, P.E., Assoc DBIA
Principal-In-Charge
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Edward C. Yang, P.E., Assoc DBIA (Ed) has more than 33 years of experience in civil and environmental engineering with a primary focus in the preliminary and final design of water and wastewater facilities. He has experience in detailed design and process engineering working as both a project engineer and project manager for water and wastewater facilities. He also has experience in information technology, SCADA, and computer aided engineering/design. Most notably, since 2005, Ed has served as the Client Service Manager and On-Call Engineering Agreement Administrator for one of Southern California's largest water utilities, Metropolitan Water District.
TOTAL YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE
33 EDUCATION
BA, Engineering
Management,
Claremont McKenna
College, 1992
BS, Civil and
Environmental
Engineering,
University of
California, Davis,
1992
MS, Civil Engineering,
Loyola Marymount
University, 1996
REGISTRATIONS
Professional Engineer -
Civil - California
(54752)
CERTIFICATIONS
Design Build Professional,
MEMBERSHIPS /
AFFILIATIONS
American Society of Civil
Engineers
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
As-Needed Treatment Plant Planning Support - Agreement Tos-Sn-35, City of Los Angeles, Bureau of Sanitation (LASAN), Various Locations, Los Angeles, CA | Principal-in-Charge, Client Manager, Project Manager
Under a $2.6M agreement over 2 years, Kennedy Jenks provided a full spectrum of engineering and design services for LASAN. Separate tasks orders (34 total) were successfully executed.
Work included Program Management support on a $100M design-build at the Hyperion Treatment Plant, Sewer System design and evaluation, odor control system design and installation, in-house technical staff augmentation, irrigation systems design, structural design and evaluation and other technical support functions. The City of Los Angeles maintains a formal outreach program which was also successfully managed. LASAN has been completely satisfied with Kennedy Jenks' services and has extended the contract for an additional $1.4M.
On-Call Water and Wastewater Engineering Service, Eastern Municipal Water District, Perris, CA | Principal-In-Charge/Project Manager
Managed KJ’s recurring contract with Eastern Municipal Water District to provide as-needed water and wastewater design engineering services. The as-needed agreement covers both Eastern’s potable transmission and distribution system and the waste collection and treatment system. Projects have included treatment plant centrate equalization, the Golden Triangle Sewer, technical review of collection system siphon design and operations, feasibility study of the conversion of 10 submersible well pumps to vertical turbine pumps, the 30” diameter Scott Road main enhancement, and the Soboba Sewer Rehabilitation.
As-needed Treatment Plant Planning Support - Agreement TOS-SN-35, Los Angeles, City of (BoS), Los Angeles, CA | Principal-in-Charge, Client Manager, Project Manager Under a $4.0M agreement over the past 4 years, KJ provided a full spectrum of engineering and design services for LASAN. Separate tasks orders (51 total) were successfully executed. Work included Program Management support on a $100M design-build at the Hyperion Treatment Plant, Sewer System design and evaluation, odor control system design and installation, in- house technical staff augmentation, irrigation systems design, structural design and evaluation and other technical support functions. The City of Los Angeles maintains a formal outreach program which was also successfully managed. Served as Principal-in-Charge or Project Manager for several key projects at Hyperion and other LASAN Treatment Plants. These included the HTP Flare VOC study, HTP Air Toxics Inventory, Environmental Review for LA
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Glendale, Refurbishment of the HTP ATF-BTF Odor Control System, DCT AWPF Brine Line Analysis, HTP Odor Neutralization and Testing, Installation and Testing of HTP Linde Air Separation Units, and managing a key sub-consultant for APWWF Optimization and Training at TITP. Served as Resource Manager for LASAN's OneWater Program providing as-needed staffing augmentation.
On Call Services, City of Pasadena Water & Power, Pasadena, CA | Principal in Charge Kennedy Jenks is completing a three-year $3 million on-call engineering contract with the City of Pasadena. We were the only consultant to be selected for a contract by the City. The scope of services for the contract encompasses all types of engineering services from planning through construction support for all of the City’s water facilities, including 500 miles of pipelines ranging from 2-inch to 42-inch in diameter, 23 pressure zones, 23 storage reservoirs, 19 pump stations, and 18 groundwater wells. The largest project developed from the Agreement is the replacement of the 11MG Sunset Reservoir.
Regional WRF Master Plan, Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, Lake Elsinore, CA | QA/QC Reviewer
Assisted in the preparation of a Wastewater Facility Master Plan to determine the future direction of the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District (EVMWD) Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility (RWRF). The RWRF was originally constructed as an extended aeration oxidation plant, and has continued to expand with the same technology to its current 8 mgd capacity. The master plan addressed the critical decision of whether to continue with the extended aeration (High SRT oxidation ditch) secondary plant, or switch to one of the more conventional activated sludge processes.
On-Call Recycled Water Engineering, Inland Empire Utilities Agency, Fontana, CA | Contract Administrator, Principal-in-Charge, Project Manager
Contract Manager for the 3-year $15,000,000 as needed engineering contract. Responsibility includes supporting the agency in developing scope and fee proposals for various water, wastewater, and recycled water projects. In addition to wastewater and water process design, general discipline engineering is also provided. Oversaw the development of a preliminary and final design report for recharge, extraction, pumping, storage, and conveyance facilities. Design of a two-mile, 16-inch PVC, groundwater transmission line and related well extraction facilities to deliver up to 8,000 Ac-ft of groundwater from a local well site to the CRA intake at the Hinds Pumping Plant. The project also included the design and construction of a 24-inch diameter, 1,000 ft deep groundwater well at MWD’s Hayfield groundwater basin.
As-Needed Design Production Support, Metropolitan Water District, CA | Contract Administrator, Principal-in-Charge, Project Manager
Since 2005, has overseen the planning, scheduling, resourcing, and delivery of over 200 Capital Improvement Projects for MWD. These projects encompass all aspects and disciplines of planning and design services for MWD, including the resourcing and management of design staff augmentation teams, the management of specialty environmental subconsultants to support EIR, CEQA and NEPA projects and the management of home office teams executing standalone projects. Projects included evaluation and study of floating reservoir covers, water treatment/process design for very large treatment facilities, in-plant structural, mechanical and electrical upgrades, fire protection analysis of Metropolitan’s hydroelectric plants, water quality study of Lake Perris and the design and construction of large diameter transmission mains.
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Joseph A. Wojslaw, PE
QA/QC
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Joe Wojslaw's background in environmental engineering includes specialization in the planning, design, and construction management of wastewater, water, industrial waste, and hazardous waste treatment facilities. Joe also specializes in alternative delivery strategies and the delivery of capital facilities through those means. In addition, Joe has been involved in the preparation of environmental impact reports, project reports, pilot studies, and other studies involving various aspects of wastewater treatment.
TOTAL YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE
43 EDUCATION
BS, Civil Engineering,
University of Illinois,
1978
MS, Environmental
Engineering, Civil
Engineering,
University of Illinois,
1979
CERTIFICATIONS
Professional Engineer -
Civil - CA (33699)
MEMBERSHIPS /
AFFILIATIONS
American Society of Civil
Engineers (ASCE)
California Water
Environment
Association (CWEA)
California Water
Environment
Association (CWEA),
Los Angeles Basin
Section
Water Environment
Federation
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Pure Water Monterey, Treatment Facilities and Injection Wells Facility, Monterey One Water Agency, Monterey, CA | QA/QC Manager
For the past six years, KJ has been supporting Monterey One Water (M1W) with the design and construction of the Pure Water Monterey, Treatment Facilities, and Groundwater Injection Facilities. Pure Water Monterey is an innovative $150M groundwater replenishment project that collects a variety of available source waters for advanced treatment and uses them to recharge the Seaside Groundwater Basin through a series of injection wells. Treatment Facilities include cartridge filtration, microfiltration, reverse osmosis, ultraviolet disinfection, decarbonation, storage, and pumping.
Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility (Phase 2), West Basin Municipal Water District, El Segundo, CA | Principal-in-Charge
Design-build services were provided for the $23 million expansion of the District's existing Water Reclamation Plant. Services included complete design, QA/QC inspection, and operational startup. In addition, coordination of design interfaces of three Owner-Procured packages:
Microfiltration System, Reverse Osmosis System, and the High-Rate Clarifier Densadeg Process were also provided. The project included a 15-mgd expansion of the Title 22 reclamation treatment through the construction of additional flocculation basins, mono-media filters, chlorine contact basins, and a backwash pump station. The project also included expansion of the Barrier Plant through the addition of Microfiltration facilities, (including feed pumps and strainers), a 2.5-mgd Reverse Osmosis process (including RO feed pumps), 5-mgd chlorine contact basin, expansion of chemical feed systems, and modification of the plant electrical and distributive control system. Other elements of the project include the construction
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of a 4-mgd high-rate solids-contact clarifier for backwash waste treatment; a 20-mgd expansion of the influent pump station, and the construction of a 30-mgd diversion pump station.
East County Advanced Water Purification Program, Management and Administration Support, Padre Dam Municipal Water District, Santee, CA | QA/QC Manager KJ has been providing Owner’s Advisor and engineering services for this innovative three-phase $500M potable reuse program for Padre Dam Municipal Water District and its East County Partners since 2011.
KJ performed a comprehensive feasibility study of alternatives for providing up to 15-mgd of potable reuse water for groundwater recharge and reservoir augmentation to provide a new local water supply source, funded in part by a State Water Resources Control Board Recycled Water Planning Grant.
KJ led the design of an Advanced Water Treatment Demonstration facility capable of producing 100,000 gpd of MF/RO product water and Advanced Oxidation Process product meeting regulatory requirements for groundwater recharge and recovery, which has been in operation since 2015.
Phase IIB Reclaimed Reservoir and Water Pipeline, Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District, West Covina, CA | Project Engineer
This $6.3 Million project involved the design of a 2-million-gallon reservoir and 22,000 LF of 12 to 24-inch reclaimed water pipeline recycling 3,700 ac-ft/yr of recycled water produced by the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts, San Jose Creek reclamation Plant to local customers.
The project was funded by ARRA as and administered through the SRF process.
Regional WRF Master Plan, Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, Lake Elsinore, CA | Project Manager
Led the preparation of a Wastewater Facility Master Plan to determine the future direction of the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District (EVMWD) Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility (RWRF). The RWRF was originally constructed as an extended aeration oxidation plant and has continued to expand with the same technology to its current 8-mgd capacity. The master plan addressed the critical decision of whether to continue with the extended aeration (High SRT oxidation ditch) secondary plant or switch to one of the more conventional activated sludge processes. The study also focused on the costs and benefits of the production of highly treated biosolids, the ability to recover energy from methane production, and the reduction of aeration costs.
Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Design for the Tesoro Viejo Community Development, Tesoro Viejo, Inc., Madera, CA | QA/QC Manager
The water reclamation facility includes progressive design-build delivery of a 0.8-mgd expandable to 2.0-mgd Title 22 tertiary treatment process units utilizing membrane bioreactors with water reuse to achieve zero liquid discharge through in-development recycled water uses and groundwater recharge and recovery. The project includes securing all regulatory permits and provisioning advanced water treatment for future indirect potable reuse. The water treatment plant entails progressive design-build delivery of a 1.6-mgd expandable to 4.0-mgd microfiltration plant with UV disinfection.
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Stephen M. Diamond, P.E., BCEE
Project Manager
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Steve has more than 28 years of experience with planning, pilot testing, operations assessment, detailed design, and full-scale implementation, including start-up and training, for various water treatment and water supply applications. He has been responsible delivering work as the Project Manager, Design Manager and Technical Expert, and he is experienced in all three roles. Steve has managed and coordinated multi-disciplinary design teams to deliver planning documents, and construct documents for hard bid construction projects, as well as design build projects. He is a registered Civil Engineer (PE) in California and Florida, a Board Certified Environmental Engineer with AAEES, a certified Functional Safety Engineer (FSEng) with TUV Rheinland, and a LEED Accredited Pricer (AP). Steve specializes in the planning, design and implementation of membrane technologies, including reverse osmosis, nanofiltration, ultrafiltration and microfiltration treatment systems.
Steve has successfully managed the planning and design of engineering projects requiring the coordination of the design disciplines, including civil, mechanical, process, architectural, structural, electrical, and instrumentation and control. Proper coordination of the design disciplines is critical to project success, as well as complete and thorough QA/QC. His project experience includes risk management, change management and the reporting of progress, planned value and earned value. In addition, Steve has been responsible for the development of detailed project schedules and the overall management of budget and work breakdown (WBS).
TOTAL YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE
28 EDUCATION
BS, Civil Engineering,
Lehigh University,
1993
REGISTRATIONS
Professional Engineer -
Florida (53839)
Professional Engineer -
Civil - California
(76490)
CERTIFICATIONS
Board Certified
Environmental
Engineer, American
Academy of
Environmental
Engineers
Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design
- Accredited
Professional (LEED
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
PFAS Well Treatment System Preliminary and Final Design, Orange County Water District, Orange, CA | Project Manager
Managing preliminary, final design and ESDC services for providing wellhead Ion Exchange PFAS treatment at four (4) well sites, with a combined treatment capacity of 7,500 GPM. Project delivery includes pre-procurement of the IX vessels, PFAS selective resin (based on pilot testing results) and fast track design schedule for 7 months. Project includes hydraulic evaluations to assess the use of existing well pumps and/or need for booster pumping.
PFAS Groundwater Treatment Plant Final Design N Wells, Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency, Santa Clarita, CA | Project Manager
Managed the Final Design of a PFAS Treatment Facility for the SCVWA's N-Wells with a treatment capacity of 6,000-gpm. The N-Wells PFAS Treatment facility includes an ion exchange treatment system consisting of three lead-lag anon exchange trains with PFAS selective resin and designed to treat 2,000-gpm each, and three high-rate cartridge filters with 12, 6-inch diameter filter elements each. The final design also includes the Well Q2 perchlorate removal facility which consisted of one leadlag anon exchange trains with Perchlorate selective resin. This is a fast-tracked design/construction required to be operational by June 1, 2020 to meet system demands. To meet the schedule requirements, project delivery is divided into multiple components including: pre-purchasing longlead items such as the IX Systems and Cartridge Filter Systems, pre-selecting OSHGS and chemical systems, Agency self-performing some work for the Q2 site, and pre-purchasing the IX resin.
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Stephen M. Diamond, P.E., BCEE
AP), U.S. Green
Building Council
MEMBERSHIPS /
AFFILIATIONS
Functional Safety (FS)
Eng (TÜV Rheinland):
#8378/14; exp. April
2024
PFAS Groundwater Treatment Project (N-Wells) and Well Q2 Perchlorate Removal Facility, Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency, SANTA CLARITA, CA | Project Manager Managed the Final Design and Construction phases of a PFAS Treatment Facility for the SCVWA's N-Wells with a treatment capacity of 6,000-gpm. The N-Wells PFAS Treatment facility includes an ion exchange treatment system consisting of three lead-lag IX trains with PFAS selective resin designed to treat 2,000-gpm each, and three high-rate cartridge filters with 12, 6- inch diameter filter elements each. The final design also included the 1,200 gpm Well Q2 perchlorate removal facility which consisted of one lead-lag IX train with Perchlorate selective resin. Project delivery included pre-purchasing long-lead items such as the IX Systems and pre- filters, pre-selecting OSHGS and chemical systems, Agency self-performing some work for the Q2 site, and pre-purchasing the IX resin.
Valley Center Well PFAS Removal Facility Planning and Preliminary Design, Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency, Santa Clarita, CA | Project Manager Managed the Planning and Preliminary Design of a PFAS Treatment Facility for the SCVWA's Valley Center Well with a treatment capacity of 1,200-gpm. Planning included an evaluation of treatment alternatives (including GAC, IX and a hybrid GAC/IX), development of conceptual design, and the development of a preliminary design based on IX treatment for PFAS removal.
Valley Center Well PFAS Groundwater Treatment Improvements, Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency, Santa Clarita, CA | Project Manager
Managed the Design of a PFAS Treatment Facility for the SCVWA's Valley Center Well with a treatment capacity of 1,200-GPM. Planning included an evaluation of treatment alternatives (including GAC, IX and a hybrid GAC/IX), development of conceptual design, and the development of a preliminary design based on IX treatment for PFAS removal. Final design included the IX treatment system, pre-purchasing long-lead items such as the IX Vessels and pre-filters, and the design of a new chloramination facility and site improvements.
Well No. 41 Wellhead Treatment Project, Ontario Municipal Utilities Company, Ontario, CA | Civil Engineer
Engineering services during construction for the Well No. 41 Wellhead Treatment Project. The project includes a 2,350 gpm ion exchange perchlorate treatment facility, new chlorine building for on-site generation of sodium hypochlorite (relocation of existing OSG system from Well No. 41 building), associated site improvements, approximately 1,300 LF of 16-inch diameter CML&C groundwater supply pipeline, 200 LF of 16-inch diameter CML&C treated water pipeline, and 300 LF of 18-inch diameter RCP storm drain.
Perris North Basin Groundwater Program, Eastern Municipal Water District, Perris, CA | Project Manager
Managed the preliminary design for three separate groundwater treatment sites in the Perris North Basin. Designed a centralized treatment facility to treat 1,240 gpm of groundwater from two (2) wells for the Moreno Valley Area that included GAC for PCE removal, single-use IX for perchlorate removal and staggered bed IX for nitrate removal. Designed chemical feed systems to provide a chloramine residual disinfectant, and well equipping/wellheads, and a product water pump station/clearwell. Designed a 2,300 gpm centralized treatment facility for the Cactus Corridor, including GAC for PCE removal, and a 650 gpm GAC treatment facility for the South Area Well 204.
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David W. Ferguson, Ph.D., P.E.
Technical Advisor
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
David Ferguson, PhD, has extensive experience in the planning, design, construction, and operation of water supply, infrastructure, and treatment projects. Serves as manager for an $80 million water banking program for Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency (AVEK) and worked on several recharge and recovery water supply projects. He has been responsible for evaluation and/or design of upgrades, rehabilitation, retrofit, and/or replacement for over 40 water treatment plants, 30 reservoirs, 20 pumping stations, and 20 wells for 25 different water utilities.
TOTAL YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE
43 EDUCATION
BS, Civil Engineering,
University of
Massachusetts, 1980
BS, Environmental
Science, University of
Massachusetts, 1977
MBA, Business
Management,
California State
University, San
Bernardino, 1985
MS, Civil Engineering,
University of
Massachusetts, 1980
PHD, Executive
Management,
Claremont Graduate
University, 1993
REGISTRATIONS
Professional Engineer -
Civil - California
(34626)
CERTIFICATIONS
Board Certified
Environmental
Engineer, American
Academy of
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
N Wells PFAS Groundwater Treatment Improvements, Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency, Santa Clarita, CA | Project Manager
Project manager for study and preliminary design. Study included bench-scale evaluation of GAC and ion exchange (IX) as well as the site layout for pre-purchased treatment vessels. For 6,000-gpm capacity of the three N Wells, presented 6 vessels (3 trains) using IX with 2-minute empty bed contact time (EBCT), and 24 vessels (12 trains) using granular activated carbon (GAC) with a 10-minute EBCT. Owner quickly selected IX due to site constraints. Preliminary design included site renderings that illustrated the completed site with new fencing, pre-filters, yard piping, the treatment pad, treatment vessels, and a new chemical storage building.
PFAS Groundwater Treatment Facilities Design and Construction Support, Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency, Santa Clarita, CA | Technical Reviewer Project includes 3 horizontal cartridge pre-filters. Pre-purchased 12-foot-diameter treatment vessels were provided by Evoqua. IX resin was provided as PSR2+ from Evoqua and PSA694E from Purolite. System currently operating with 1 train using PSR2+ and 2 trains using PSA694E.
Chemical building houses chlorine using on-site sodium hypochlorite generation and ammonia using liquid ammonium sulfate (LAS) stored in a separate room. A 24-inch diameter above- ground pipe header is used to inject chlorine followed by ammonia using in-line static mixer.
PFAS Well Treatment System Preliminary and Final Design, Orange County Water District, Fountain Valley, CA | Technical Advisor
Initial design project included four wells (Wells 9, 19, 23, and 24) using IX treatment with cartridge pre-filters, one of two trains of treatment vessels, and associated site work and year piping. Wells 9, 19, and 23, have a capacity of 1,400 to 2,000-gpm and required a since train of lead-lag IX 12-foot-diameter vessels. Well 24 with a capacity of 2,500-gpm, required two trains of IX vessels. Each IX treatment system includes a rinse or “flush to waste” pipeline for use following resin change-outs. Project received approval from the California Division of Drinking Water (DDW) and currently out for bid. Second follow-on project includes three wells (Wells 20,
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Environmental
Engineers & Scientists
(AAEES)
MEMBERSHIPS /
AFFILIATIONS
American Water Works
Association (AWWA)
21, and 22) using similar design. Wells 20 and 21 are being designed with a single train and Well 22 with two trains.
Well 56 PFAS Treatment Evaluation, Eastern Municipal Water District, Perris, CA | Technical Reviewer
Provided technical review for study to evaluate compliance option for Well 56 impacted with PFASs. PFOA and PFOS levels in this well located about one mile from Well 59 for which a GAC treatment is currently under design. Compliance options included wellhead treatment at Well 56 location, combined treatment of Well 59 and 56 waters at Well 59 site and blending of Well 56 water with treated water from Well 59. Project included development of planning level capital and O&M costs.
Canyon Lake Water Treatment Plant Condition Assessment and Master Plan, Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, Lake Elsinore, CA | Project Manager Development of planning document to serve as roadmap for future facility needs and upgrades, and phasing of a capital improvement program. Project includes lake water quality improvement assessment, including hydrodynamic modeling of Canyon Lake, comprehensive condition assessment of the CLWTP, treatment performance evaluation of the plant under various water quality conditions, process alternatives evaluation, and solids handling evaluation.
Perris North Basin Groundwater Program, Eastern Municipal Water District, Perris, CA | QA/QC Reviewer
Preliminary design for three separate groundwater treatment sites in Perris North Basin.
Designed centralized treatment facility to treat 1,240 gpm of groundwater from two (2) wells for Moreno Valley Area that included GAC for PCE removal, single-use IX for perchlorate removal and staggered bed IX for nitrate removal. Designed chemical feed systems to provide chloramine residual disinfectant, and well equipping/wellheads, and a product water pump station/clearwell. Designed 2,300 gpm centralized treatment facility for Cactus Corridor, including GAC for PCE removal, and 650 gpm GAC treatment facility for South Area Well 204.
Well 59 Wellhead Treatment Facility, Eastern Municipal Water District, Perris, CA | Project Manager
Project Manager for (1) a treatment evaluation for EMWD's Well 59 impacted PFAS above EPA Health Advisory Level of 70 ng/L, (2) a Rapid Small-Scale Column Test (RSSCT) bench-scale study to evaluate performance of agglomerated bituminous carbon and surface enhanced coconut carbon for removal of PFASs from Well 59 water, (3) a preliminary design report, and (4) final design with submittals and workshops at 60, 90, and 100% design stages. Based on results of RSSCT, agglomerated bituminous carbon was negotiated with supplier for first fill.
Project released for bid in July 2019.
Garvey Well #3 Equipping and Groundwater Treatment Facility Expansion, Golden State Water Company, Rosemead, CA | Project Manager
Design engineering and services during construction—including review of cost estimates during construction—for the Garvey Well No. 3 Wellhead Treatment project. Work included well equipping for a 1,000 gallon-per-minute (gpm) 200 HP well pump and motor with a VFD; a roll- apart well building; chemical building for bulk hypochlorite storage and chemical pumps; two 10- foot diameter GAC treatment vessels for parallel operation; yard piping, site improvements, fencing, and landscaping; and supporting electrical and instrumentation and control.
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Kajori Purkayastha, PE
Project Engineer
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Kajori is a project engineer in the Pasadena, CA office. She has experience in water quality compliance, planning, process selection, testing, and design of drinking water treatment facilities ranging from 700-11,000 gpm.
TOTAL YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE
4 EDUCATION
BS, Environmental
Science, University of
California, Los
Angeles, 2016
MS, Environmental
Engineering,
University of
California, Berkeley,
2018
REGISTRATIONS
Professional Engineer -
Civil - California
(93161)
MEMBERSHIPS /
AFFILIATIONS
AWWA
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
City of Orange Wells 20, 21, and 22 PFAS Treatment Systems, Orange County Water District, Orange, CA | Project Engineer
Project includes wellhead treatment of three groundwater wells ranging from 2,000 to 2,400 gpm. Treatment systems include pre-treatment via cartridge filters and Ion Exchange treatment for PFAS removal, as well as pump and motor replacements for all well sites. Served as the project engineer for the preliminary to final design phase of the project (30 to 100 percent design) and assisted with bid phase services. Led multi-discipline coordination efforts and process/mechanical design.
PFAS Groundwater Treatment Plant Final Design N Wells, Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency, Santa Clarita, CA | Project Engineer
Project Engineer for Fast-Track design of two PFAS treatment facilities from conceptual design/bench testing phase to 100% design and construction phases. Project includes a 1,200 gpm IX treatment facility for Q2 Well treating PFAS and Perchlorate, as well as a 6,000 gpm IX PFAS treatment facility for three N Wells. The 6,000 gpm facility includes three lead-lag trains of IX vessels, cartridge filtration, and construction of new chemical building and chemical feed systems for chloramination post-treatment. The 1,200 gpm system includes one train of lead-lag IX vessels and new chemical metering feed pumps. Project contains four major project delivery elements: (1) Pre-procurement package for IX Systems and Cartridge Filters, (2) General Contractor Site Work Package, (3) IX Resin Supplier Package, and (4) Other Owner Furnished Equipment, including chemical feed systems and well pumps. Project slated to begin operation in Summer 2020 and is currently in construction.
Canyon Lake Water Treatment Plant (CLWTP) Phase 1 Improvements Preliminary Design, Pilot Testing, and Final Design Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, Lake Elsinore, CA | Project Engineer
Project includes expansion and rehabilitation of CLWTP to restore plant to 7MGD. Phase 1 improvements includes replacement of the existing intake pump station, rapid mix/upflow clarifier with a new intake pump system, mixing system, and flocculation/sedimentation basin, a multi-barrier approach to PFAS and Taste and Odor treatment, booster and backwash pumping systems, and a new centralized chemical storage and handling facility housing seven treatment chemicals. Project engineer for preliminary design and pilot test engineer for testing phase.
Project components include establishment of design criteria, pilot operation for a duration of 9
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months, development, coordination, and execution of the preliminary design report, and 30% and 60% design drawings.
Sunset Groundwater Treatment Facility Final Design, Pasadena Water and Power, Pasadena, CA | Project Engineer
Process mechanical engineer for design of centralized GAC and IX facility treating 1,2,3-TCP and perchlorate for four wells (total flow 3,000 gpm). Supported disinfection facility design development.
Wells 9,19,23, AND 24 PFAS Treatment Systems, Orange County Water District, Final Design and ESDC, Orange County Water District, City of Orange, CA | Project Engineer Responsible for development and execution of final design drawings and coordination of bid and construction phase services for wellhead treatment of PFAS for four wells, which includes Ion Exchange treatment of wells rated 1,400 to 2,500 gpm as well as cartridge filtration upstream of Ion Exchange treatment. In addition to multi-discipline coordination during final design, bid, and construction phases, served as the process/mechanical lead for the project.
Well Q2 Perchlorate Removal Facility Final Design, Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency, Santa Clarita, CA | Project Engineer
The Well Q2 treatment facility has a capacity of 1,200 gpm. Raw water from Q2 well also contains perchlorate sampled above the California MCL. IX was considered due to the space savings compared to GAC, effectiveness of removing both long-and short chain PFAS chemicals, as well as the ability to address other contaminants, such as perchlorate in the raw water.
PFAS Groundwater Treatment Project (N-Wells) and Well Q2 Perchlorate Removal Facility, Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency, Santa Clarita, CA | Project Engineer N-Wells PFAS Treatment facility includes ion exchange treatment system consisting of three lead-lag IX trains with PFAS selective resin designed to treat 2,000-gpm each, and three high- rate cartridge filters with 12, 6-inch diameter filter elements each. Final design also included 1,200 gpm Well Q2 perchlorate removal facility which consisted of one lead-lag IX train with Perchlorate selective resin. Project delivery included pre-purchasing long-lead items such as IX Systems and pre-filters, pre-selecting OSHGS and chemical systems, Agency self-performing some work for Q2 site, and pre-purchasing the IX resin.
Preliminary Design Services for Well 205 Perchlorate Removal Facility, Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency, Santa Clarita, CA | Engineering Support
Planning and preliminary design of a wellhead Groundwater Treatment Facility for SCV Water's Well 205 with a treatment capacity of 2,700-gpm. Assessed perchlorate and TCE treatment alternatives including IX, PTA, and GAC. Developed preliminary design for GAC and IX system, including pre-filters and chemical area for removal of perchlorate and TCE from the groundwater.
Groundwater Supply Project and Regional Groundwater Storage and Recovery Project, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco, CA | Project Engineer Conducted evaluation of treatment alternatives for removal of nitrate, hexavalent chromium, and various VOCs from several groundwater wells in the city of San Francisco. Assisted with process selection, facility sizing, and conceptual cost estimates.
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Charlie Liu, Ph.D.
Water Quality
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Dr. Charlie Liu is in the Applied Research Group at Kennedy Jenks Consultants with a focus on water quality. He is well versed in groundwater treatment and has specific expertise in the treatment and analysis of PFAS. He has built, operated, and performed several pilot-scale demonstrations for both the separation and degradation of PFAS using advanced water treatment technologies including adsorbents, high-pressure membranes, and UV/sulfite. He is also experienced in water quality challenges associated with water reuse and the revised lead and copper rule.
CONTRIBUTIONS, INNOVATIONS, AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Dr. Liu has authored and co-authored several publications, including:
• Removal of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) from Contaminated Groundwater using Granular Activated Carbon: A Pilot-Scale Study with Breakthrough Modeling. 2019. Liu, C., Werner, D., Bellona, C. • Rejection of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in Aqueous Film-Forming Foam by High-Pressure Membranes. 2020.
Liu, C., Strathmann, T., Bellona, C.
• Pilot-Scale Demonstration of a Hybrid Nanofiltration and UV-Sulfite Treatment Train for Groundwater Contaminated by Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs). 2021. Liu, C., McKay, G., Jiang, D., Tenorio, R., Cath, J., Amador, C., Murray, C., Brown, J., Wright, H., Shaefer, C., Higgins, C., Bellona, C., Strathmann. • Removal of Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) by Granular Activated Carbon and Anion Exchange Resins from Contaminated Groundwater: A Comparative Pilot-Scale Assessment. 2022. Liu, C., Murray, C., Marshall, R., Strathmann, T., Bellona, C.
• PFAS treatment with granular activated carbon and ion exchange resin: Comparing chain length, empty bed contact time, and cost. 2021. Murray, C., Marshall, R., Liu, C., Vatankah, H., Bellona, C. • Pilot study comparison of regenerable and emerging single-use anion exchange resins for treatment of groundwater contaminated by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). 2022. Ellis, A., Liu, C., Fang, Y., Boyer, T., Schaefer, C., Higgins, C., Strathmann, T.
• Use C‐Factor Testing to Improve Water Distribution Systems. AWWA Opflow. 2016. Liu, C.
TOTAL YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE
7 EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science,
Chemical
Engineering,
University of California
San Diego, 2015
Master of Science, Civil
and Environmental
Engineering, Colorado
School of Mines, 2019
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Groundwater Arsenic Treatment Feasibility Study, Antelope Valley East Kern Water Agency, Palmdale, CA | Engineering Support
Evaluated arsenic treatment technologies and blending schemes for remediation in a 2,400 gpm groundwater treatment system.
Westside Recycled Water Treatment Facility, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco, CA | Engineering Support
Assist in the training and start-up of a MF-RO-UV recycled water treatment plant to produce tertiary recycled water for reuse. Assessed technology capabilities to meet customer water quality targets including salinity reduction and nutrient removal. Documented and created standard operating procedures for treatment facility in coordination with treatment facility operators and staff. Supported recycled water permitting uses.
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Doctorate of Philosophy,
Civil and
Environmental
Engineering, Colorado
School of Mines, 2021
CERTIFICATIONS
Engineer-in-Training,
NCEES
MEMBERSHIPS /
AFFILIATIONS
American Water Works
Association, Rocky
Mountain/CA-NV
Section Member.
AWWA CA-NV Reuse and
Desal Committee
Member
AWWA CA-NV Regulatory
Committee Member
Water Environment
Federation, Member
WateReuse, California
Chapter Member
Tertiary Recycled Water Fill Station Predesign Feasibility Study, Central Marin Sanitation Agency, San Rafael, CA| Engineering Support
Advised Agency on sampling campaign and critical water quality constituents to analyze for based on recycled water quality goals. Evaluated treatment technologies capable of meeting water quality goals while leveraging existing infrastructure to save costs. Performed predesign evaluation for MF-RO-Cl
2 treatment system including design criteria, blending, treatment system sizing, site layout considerations, waste disposal, recycled water conveyance, and capital/O&M costs. Included several operating strategies for cost saving including recycled water blending, recycled water storage sizing, and site layout/system design to allow for future capacity expansions.
Potable Reuse Exploratory Plan Concept Study, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco, CA | Engineering Support
Evaluated nutrient removal technologies for ammonia and phosphorous based on regional water quality goals and regulatory guidelines. Further evaluated breakpoint chlorination as a technology to remove ammonia and coordinated with SFPUC on utilization of existing infrastructure for breakpoint chlorination. Evaluated the impact of recycled water discharge on existing permits.
Lake Cachuma Microfiltration Treatment Plant, Santa Barbara, CA | Engineering Support Reviewed major equipment and design for a non-transient non-community water system consisting of a 400 gpm microfiltration system. Reviewed and revised drawings and specifications for 100% design submittal.
Development of Standard Operating Procedures for City of Oxnard Drinking Water System, City of Oxnard, CA | Project Engineer
Develop standard operating procedures for the City of Oxnard daily operations for the water treatment and distribution system.
Updating and Development of Title 22 Engineering Recycled Water Reports, Marin Municipal Water District; City of Lemoore/Leprino Foods; Santa Clara Valley Water | Project Engineer Create and update Title 22 engineering reports for multiple clients to use recycled water for irrigation or indirect potable reuse.
Pilot-Scale Assessments for the Removal of PFAS in Groundwater by GAC and IX, Colorado Springs, CO | Ph.D. Candidate
Assessed remediation of PFAS in groundwater by four GAC and three AER products over two ~1 year-long pilot-scale assessments.
Field Demonstration of Hybrid Nanofiltration (NF) and UV/Sulfite Treatment Train for the Separation and Degradation of PFAS in Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) Impacted Groundwater, Us Air Force, CO | Ph.D. Candidate
Deployed pilot-scale hybrid NF and UV/sulfite treatment train to a US Air Force base for the separation and degradation of PFASs in AFFF-impacted groundwater over 4-months.
Determined the impact of pH, sulfite dose, and chemical sensitizer on degradation of PFASs and evaluated long-term membrane performance for rejection and concentration of PFASs
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ISSAM NAJM, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE
Water Quality & Treatment Solutions, Inc.
An Environmental Engineering & Science Consulting Company Updated January 2022
EDUCATION:
Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1990 M.S., Environmental Engineering, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1987 B.S., Civil Engineering, American Univ. of Beirut, Lebanon 1985
REGISTRATION:
Professional Civil Engineer, California (1997). Registration Number C 57496
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
2007 – Present Adjunct Associate Professor
Civil & Environmental Engineering Department
University of California at Los Angeles
Physical & Chemical Processes in Water Treatment
1998 – 2005 Instructor
Civil & Environmental Engineering Department
University of California at Los Angeles
Physical & Chemical Processes in Water Treatment
Design of Water Treatment Plants
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Water Quality & Treatment Solutions, Inc.
Los Angeles, California
2000 – present: Founder and President
Montgomery Watson (now part of Stantec)
Pasadena, California
1997 – 2000: Vice President and Manager, Applied Research Department 1994 – 1997: Principal Engineer; Applied Research Department 1992 – 1994: Supervising Engineer; Applied Research Department 1990 – 1992: Senior Engineer, Applied Research Department
SUMMARY:
Issam Najm is the founder and president of Water Quality & Treatment Solutions, Inc. (WQTS), a specialty environmental engineering and science consulting company whose mission is to provide water utilities with innovative and cost-effective solutions to water quality and water treatment challenges in both groundwater and surface water sources . Dr. Najm is in timately involved in a number of WQTS projects including the evaluation of water treatment plant performance, pilot -scale and bench- scale testing of water treatment 21018 Osborne Street, Ste. 1
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Tel: 818-366-8340
Fax: 818-484-3100
Email: [email protected]
URL: http://www.WQTS.com
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technologies, regulatory and permitting support for existing and new treatment plants, development of water quality monitoring plans, and providing training classes to treatment plant operations staff.
Dr. Najm is a registered Professional Civil Engineer in the State of California and is a Board -Certified Environmental Engineer with the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists. Dr. Najm is an adjunct Associate Professor of environmental engineering at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). His primary teaching focus is on the principles and application of water treatment technologies with emphasis on physical and chemical processes.
RECOGNITIONS & AWARDS:
A.P. Black Research Award – American Water Works Association – 2021 George Warren Fuller Award – American Water Works Association – 2017 Best Paper Award – AWWA Water Quality Division – 2014 Dr. Pankaj Parekh Research Innovation Award – Water Research Foundation – 2014 Best Research Paper Award – AWWA Water Science & Research Division – 2007 Best Publication Award – AWWA – 2007
Board-Certified Environmental Engineer, American Academy of Environmental Engineers Young Civil Engineer Achievement Award, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Civil & Environmental Engineering Alumni Association, 1999
Academic Achievement Award for best doctoral dissertation, American Water Works Association, 1990
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
American Water Works Association (AWWA)
American Academy of Environmental Engineers & Scientists (AAEES)
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
Associate Editor, AWWA Water Science, AWS, American Water Works Association, 2018 – Present American Academy of Environmental Engineers & Scientists, AAEES; Member of the Board of Trustees; 2015 – 2017
AWWA CA-NV Section; SOURCE Editorial Advisory Committee, Chair; 2014 – 2017 Disinfection By-Products Technical Action Workgroup, AWWA: 2012 – Present AWWA; Water Research & Science Division Trustee, 2007 – 2013 Journal AWWA Editorial Advisory Board, Chair; 2009 – 2013 Journal AWWA Editorial Advisory Board, Member – 2001 to 2009 Peer Review Editorial Board, Journal AWWA, Chair; 2006 to 2009 AWWA; Inorganic Contaminants Committee: Chair; 2002 – 2006 AWWA; Organic Contaminants Research Committee, Chair; 1998 – 2001
PUBLICATIONS:
As of the end of 2021, Dr. Najm has published 24 peer -reviewed articles in national and international technical journals, 14 peer-reviewered research reports, and has given more than 60 presentations at local, regional, national, and international conferences.
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REZA SABERI, RCE, GE – PRINCIPAL ENGINEER – SA GEOTECHNICAL, INC.
Mr. Saberi has more than 15 years of geotechnical consulting experience within the Southern California region. He has pe rformed and completed a wide range of assigned tasks for commercial, residential and public works projects. His geotechnical experience includes slope stab ility analysis and remedial earthwork design for hillside developments, settlement analysis, design of shallow and deep foundations, preliminary investigations and plan review studies, slope stability analysis including geogrid reinforced and cement/lime treated slopes, pavement design and rehabilitation, forensic studies, seismic hazard analysis and evaluation, and design of reinforced earth retaining walls.
Private sector work experience includes projects with southern California home builders and many major land developers including the Irvine Company, Cook Hill Properties, California Pacific Homes, Lennar Homes, Brookfield Homes and Shea Communities. Retail, commercial and public works clients include Target Corporation, Irvine Retail Properties, Pacific Life Insurance Company, Irvine Ranch Water District and Capistrano Unified School District. Representative projects on which Mr. Saberi has worked include:
Pacific Life Office Tower, City of Aliso Viejo, California Geotechnical investigation and grading plan reviews for the tallest building in Aliso Viejo included assisting in pile foundation design, Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) wall design, and vehicular and pedestrian bridge design. Geotechnical services during construction included inspection during indicator pile program and pile driving operations for the nine-story steel-framed structure.
Montebello Hills Development, City of Montebello, California Geotechnical investigation, including extensive subsurface exploration, and preliminary grading plan review for the approximately 500-acre Montebello Oil Field established in 1918 in Los Angeles County. Project constraints include deep fill settlement, slope stabilization measures designed for adverse bedding conditions, seismic exposure, and native habitat protection/restoration. Mr. Saberi was the project engineer during the recent grading of the project which was completed in June 2021 and included more than 5 million cubic yards of earthwork. He was responsible for design of buttresses/shear keys, seismic and settlement evaluation, design of building foundations, pavement sections, etc. during the design and construction phases.
Irvine Ranch Water District, Bioso lids and Energy Recovery Facility, Michelson Plant, Irvine, California
Geotechnical investigation and site character ization in an historic peat marsh with shallow groundwater to support design of Irvine Ranch Water District’s state of the art waste processing facility. This project was over $180 million in design and construction costs. The design phase included site specific horizontal response spectra, groundwater modeling, determination of thickness and lateral extent of peat deposits, and pile design for the facility which includes 90-foot high, partially subterranean egg-shaped digestion structures, a six-story building, methane gas flare, large capacity holding and processing tanks and several thousand linear feet of supporting pipelines. Mr. Saberi was responsible for design of pile foundations and evaluation of seismic induced liquefaction hazards and settlement.
Education
San Jose State University, California
B.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering
Stanford University, California
M.S. Geotechnical Engineering
Employment
NMG Geotechnical, Inc.
June 2006-January 2022
SA Geotechnical, Inc.
January 2022-Present
Registrations
Civil Engineer – California
License # RCE 74678
Geotechnical Engineer – California
License # 3071
Design of Deep Pile Foundations, ASCE
Seminar 2007
Foundation Testing and Analysis and Wave
Equation Workshop, GRL Engineers
Seminar 2007
Professional Affiliations
American Society of Civil Engineers ASCE
Chi Epsilon National Honor Society
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CERTIFICATIONS
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EXHIBIT C
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PERSONNEL CHARGES Travel
Labor Classification Hourly Rate Jr. Staff Engineer/Geologist/Scientist $130
Staff Engineer/Geologist/Scientist $160 Field Equipment Sr Staff Engineer/Geologist/Scientist $175
Project Engineer/Geologist/Scientist - I $200
Project Engineer/Geologist/Scientist - II $210
Sr Project Engineer/Geologist/Scientist - I $230
Sr Project Engineer/Geologist/Scientist - II $250 Subcontractors and Reimbursables Principal Geologist $275
Principal $275 Project Assistant $120
Technician $125
Drafter $140
Sr Technician $145 Other Project Charges
Compliance Inspector $145
Technician GIS/Technology $120
Analyst GIS/Technology $135
Sr Analyst GIS/Technology $150
Specialist GIS/Technology $160
Sr Specialist GIS/Technology $170
Supervisor GIS/Technology $185
Director/GIS Technology $200 Shipping and Postage
Construction Technician $105
Construction Field Supervisor $125
Construction Manager $130
Sr Construction Manager $165
Technical Editor $125 Interest Charges
Payment Terms
This Fee Schedule is adjusted each subsequent year to reflect the economic changes for the new year. The new schedule will apply to existing and new assignments.
Net 30 days apply to all work performed and
invoiced unless superseded by a specific executed
contract.
EEC Environmental Fee Schedule
When EEC Staff appear as expert witnesses at court
trials, mediation, arbitration hearings and depositions, their time will be charged at 2.0 times the standard rate.
All time spent preparing for such trials, hearings, and depositions, will be charged at the standard hourly rate.
Vehicles used on project assignments will be
charged at $75 per day. Mileage is billed at the
current rate established by the Internal Revenue
Service plus mark up. Per Diem is billed at a unit
cost of $75 per day (except in high cost markets,
which will adhere to GSA rates). Airfare, lodging,
rental cars and associated expenses are billed at
cost plus 15%.
Emergency response will be charged at a rate of 1.5
times the standard hourly rate.
The charge for all time required for the performance of the Scope of Work, including office, field and travel
time, will be billed at the hourly rate according to the labor classifications set forth below:
The cost of additional report reproduction and
special project accounting will be billed as
appropriate. Plotting plans are charged by size,
black and white or color, and by the number of
copies supplied.
Field Equipment is billed at standard unit costs.
Rate schedules are available upon request.
The costs of subcontractors, materials, equipment
rental and costs incurred will be charged at cost
plus 15%.
Shipping charges include couriers and the postage
necessary will be charged at cost plus 15%.
Interest on late payments will be charged at the rate
of 1.5% per month.
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Client/Address: EEC Environmental
One City Boulevard West
Suite 100
Orange, CA 92868
Contract/Proposal Date: November 17, 2022
Custom Schedule of Charges Date: November 15, 2022
PERSONNEL COMPENSATION
Classification Hourly Rate
Engineer -Scientist- Specialist 1........................................................................... $130 Engineer -Scientist- Specialist 2........................................................................... $165 Engineer -Scientist- Specialist 3........................................................................... $185 Engineer -Scientist- Specialist 4........................................................................... $ 200 Engineer -Scientist- Specialist 5........................................................................... $220 Engineer -Scientist- Specialist 6........................................................................... $245 Engineer -Scientist- Specialis t 7........................................................................... $270 Engineer -Scientist- Specialist 8........................................................................... $290 Engineer -Scientist- Specialist 9........................................................................... $ 305 CAD-Technician ................................................................................................ $120 Senior CAD -Technician ..................................................................................... $140 CAD-Designer ................................................................................................... $155 Senior CAD -Designer ........................................................................................ $175 Project Administrator ......................................................................................... $130 Administrative Assistant ..................................................................................... $110 Aide..................................................................................................................... $85
In addition to the above Hourly Rates, an Associated Project Cost charge of $0 per hour will be added to Personnel Compensation for costs supporting projects including telecommunications, software, information technology, internal photocopying, shipping, and other support activity costs related to the support of projects Direct Expenses
Reimbursement for direct expenses, as listed below, incurred in connection with the work, will be at cost plus five percent for items such as:
a. Maps, photographs, 3rd party reproductions, 3rd party printing, equipment rental, and special supplies related to the work.
b. Consultants, soils engineers, surveyors, contractors, and other outside services. c. Rented vehicles, local public transportation and taxis, travel and subsistence. d. Project specific telecommunications and delivery charges. e. Special fees, insurance, permits, and licenses applicable to the work. f. Outside computer processing, computation, and proprietary programs purchased for the work.
Reimbursement for vehicles used in connection with the work will be at the federally approved mileage rates or at a negotiated monthly rate.
If prevailing wage rates apply, the above billing rates will be adjusted as appropriate.
Overtime for non-exempt employees will be billed at one and a half times the Hourly Rates specified above.
Rates for professional staff for legal proceedings or as expert witnesses will be at rates one and one-half times the Hourly Rates specified above.
Excise and gross receipts taxes, if any, will be added as a direct expense.
The foregoing Schedule of Charges is incorporated into the agreement for the services provided, effective November 15, 2022, through December 31, 2023. After December 31, 2023, invoices will reflect the Schedule of Charges currently in effect, but not to exceed an average of 5 percent per year.
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Public Works Agency
www.santa-ana.org/public-works
Item # 20
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
April 4, 2023
TOPIC: Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center: Lease Agreement
AGENDA TITLE
Approve a Lease Agreement with Senate Rules Committee, California Legislature for Office Space at the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center for a Four-year Term for a Total Amount of $300,082
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Authorize the City Manager to execute a site lease agreement with Senate Rules Committee, California Legislature to compensate the City $6,400 per month, with any partial month prorated at $206 per day, for the lease of 3,200 square feet of office space located at the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center for a four-year term beginning on April 4, 2023 and ending February 28, 2027, for a total of $300,082 in lease revenue for the entire term of the agreement, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney.
DISCUSSION
The Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center (SARTC) is a regional transportation hub that brings together Amtrak, Metrolink, Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), interstate bus services, and in the future, the OC Streetcar. The facility is open to the public seven days a week from 5 a.m. to midnight and contains approximately 35,000 square feet of rental space, including ten bus bays.
In 2019, State Senator Thomas J. Umberg’s staff approached City staff to express interest in leasing approximately 3,200 square feet of office space at SARTC. Senator Umberg represents Senate District 34, which includes the cities of Anaheim, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Los Alamitos, Midway City, Orange, Rossmoor, Santa Ana, Seal Beach, and Westminster in Orange County, as well as part of the city of Long Beach in Los Angeles County. Santa Ana is the county seat and is centrally located within Senate District 34.
On June 18, 2019 the City Council approved a site lease agreement, with Senate Rules Committee, California Legislature, to lease 3,200 square feet of office space at SARTC.
Recently State Senator Umberg’s staff expressed interest in entering into a new lease for a four-year term beginning April 4, 2023 to February 28, 2027. By continuing to lease Information must be entered within each grey field.
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